Testing Newsletter: April 2012


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TOEIC popularity on the rise. "Companies are increasingly aware that unless their employees acquire English language skills, they can't survive," comments one Institute for International Business Communication official quoted by Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper. "Universities also have to  put more effort into improving their students business English skills." Improve your English skills and register for TOEIC testing, or arrange to test groups of employees, new hires, or students by contacting Saudiarabia@amideast.org.

New GRE advantage. Whether you're applying for graduate or business school, you can choose your very best GRE results to send them with the ETS ScoreSelect service being introduced in July. Anyone having taken the test in the last five years can use ScoreSelect. Come to AMIDEAST to learn more and register for GRE.   

Build those GRE skills. You can practice for GRE with more than 5,000 sets of flashcards on Quizlet. Or if you want professional training and support with your study, sign up for AMIDEAST's GRE preparation coursesA new session is about to start, so sign up now!

Realities of English language skill levels in Saudi Arabia. Professors at a symposium held at Imam University last month discussed the seriousness of the problem and best teaching practices, as reported in Arab News.

Business English Site of the Month. Interactive "wordbooks" from Voice of America let you hear and study business terms, idioms, phrases for health professionals, and more.

Share your thoughts on design for the best global English testing. ETS researchers are conducting a survey to improve their knowledge of what  professionals assessing English for business or academic purposes, as well as individual test takers, really want. The survey will be active through May 31; get more information on the survey or share your thoughts now.


  
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