TOEIC USA Newsletter Archives: Professionals Edition
March 2013
TOEIC database draws direct foreign investment to Chile; tongue twisters for speaking practice; sources for listening practice; funny "English" signs
February 2013
Research on test prep strategies; test validity; ways to reduce gender bias in job candidate evaluation; TOEIC for events; free tools and strategies to create and use voice recording in ELT; funny cover letter
January 2013
Giving TOEIC on-site, TOEIC score worth $11,000, Price Waterhouse Cooper English language incentives, teaching beginning level workplace English, communicating in a global environment, business English Web site
December 2012
Free TOEIC Speaking & Writing demos; singing for test scores; employers dissatisfied with university graduates’ English proficiency; why adults have language learning advantage; new English language learning site and video game.
November 2012
Student experiences building English speaking skills; U.S. scores low on immigrant English skills; cold cash reasons to test English proficiency; let us help you set score minimums; 2013 test dates; Guardian Weekly English teaching/learning site.
October 2012
Setting TOEIC minimums; percentage companies using TOEIC; immigrants improve situation of most U.S. workers; accent and understandable speech; business expressions blog; new business English links page.
September 2012
Screening volunteers with TOEIC at APEC summit; seeking TOEIC proctors; importance cultural/linguistic background in testing; English language teaching video link collection; funny punctuation errors.
August 2012
FAQ showing why TOEIC is superior to in-house tests for hiring; more changes in U.K. English language visa requirements; improved TOEIC policies for institutional testing; new TOEIC Facebook page; new book on history of spelling.
July 2012
Differences between TOEIC and TOEIC Bridge tests; Pricewaterhouse Cooper model for encouraging English language learning; writing tips site; ETS English Skills Online writing module; study on rate of English language change.
June 2012
You can start giving TOEIC tests at your site in two weeks or less; AirAsia joins other airlines in using TOEIC as its measure of English proficiency; international U.K. graduates complain of weak English; funny video history of English; most lovely English word debate.
May 2012
You can start giving TOEIC tests at your business or university in two weeks or less; AirAsia joins other airlines in using TOEIC as its measure of English proficiency; international U.K. graduates complain of weak English; funny video history of English; most lovely English word debate.
April 2012
New global business English proficiency survey; seeking new TOEIC test centers, TOEIC popularity increases, videos for educators and business English instructors, ETS survey
March 2012
TOEIC resale opportunities; how reordering hiring steps created savings while improving hire quality at Thai Airlines; U.S. business schools find native speakers need instruction on communicating in global contexts while non-native speakers willing to make mistakes get ahead; business idioms that use colors; ETS English Skills module on idioms; research on why some words have many meanings.
February 2012
New TOEIC test centers in New York and North Carolina; ETS English Skills Series pronunciation module; how English language learners "have an edge" and ideas for teaching them; job training grants for community colleges; business English lesson plans.
January 2012
Becoming an official or authorized TOEIC test center; TOEIC score improvement patterns, ELT strategies, business English site of the month, opinions among Gulf parents on speaking English with children, research on reading.
December 2011
"Cold cash" results of not testing English proficiency, "carnival" of best ELT blogs of the year, how to improve writing proficiency, research on association of sounds with meanings.
November 2011
Year-end discounts, improving pronunciation, advantages of hiring non-native English speakers, "ridiculous business jargon dictionary," Asian American facts and stats, top 20 business English idioms referring to animals.
January 2011
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