Your source for news and ideas related to teaching, assessment, and job skills development for non-native English speakers. We are the U.S. distributor of the TOEIC family of tests, the gold standard in testing language proficiency for the workplace developed by the Educational Testing Service. Order tests on our site.

New TOEIC Speaking & Writing test centers in New York and North Carolina starting up. Please let students and employees in these areas know. More locations on the way. Your institution too can become a public and/or authorized center as we expand nationwide.

Getting English Language Students to Speak. Try our ETS English Skills series Pronunciation module for confidence-building private practice and instant feedback outside the classroom. Then add from our blog your choice of  creative classroom ideas from teachers around the world. 

How English language learners have an edge. This article from EducationWeek Teacher provides more helpful teaching ideas.

New round of job training grants. President Obama announces $2 billion competition for projects that fund job training partnerships with employers, as reported by the American Association of Community Colleges. Deadline for applications is May 24. If your training audience includes non-native English speakers, TOEIC tests are a key to the required proof of project impact--contact us at toeic@amideast.org for help integrating them into your proposal.

Business English Site of the Month. The two most recent entries on the blog "Business English Lesson Plans" look at dos and don'ts of visiting trainee workplaces and at using silent movies in language teaching.

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