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Free test prep materials at biggest education fair of the year. We'll be at the International Exhibition & Conference on Higher Education in Riyadh April 17-20, representing TOEFL and GRE. Visit us at booth H 1-212 and pick up free test prep materials. Fair attendance is also free but preregistration is required.

Interested in attending a top graduate business school? If you're in Jeddah, you'll also want to pre-register for the Access M.B.A. fair at the Moevenpick Hotel on April 5 and meet with school representatives one-on-one. (A similar event will be held in Riyadh this fall). Visit the Access M.B.A. site to sign up. 

Success story: reordering hiring steps saves employer money. Changing the timing of TOEIC test administrations increased recruitment efficiency for Thai Airlines staff time—and improved hire quality. Read the details and contact us to order tests for your own organization.   

"Fluent fools" and the advantages of guessing. U.S. business schools are finding that native English speakers need better instruction on using their own language in global contexts, reports VOA. Meanwhile, non-native English learners willing to make mistakes may have the business advantage according to a recent story in the Globe and Mail. TOEIC tests serve real world business needs, assessing widely used workplace English, not jargon that gets in the way of cross-cultural communication. Learn more about assessing employee real world English proficiency with TOEIC.

 Business English Site of the Month. Trainer Alejandra M.J.Litterio's Global English blog highlights some business idioms that use colors.

"Blue ribbon" quality for English idioms. You can organize English language idioms in a rainbow of ways but the big question is how to master the ones you'll need most. The ETS English Skills Series module on idioms provides the answer with its selection of idioms key to success at work and on TOEIC tests, along with interactive presentation and practice to speed learning. Learn more.

Excitement in Eastern Province about introduction of English in primary schools. As reported in Arab News. 

  
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