If you are applying for an entry-level job, the company or institution would likely ask you to take the TOEIC or a similar test to see if your English is good enough for business. However, if you are applying for admission to a good university abroad, the test you’d most likely be required to take is the TOEFL, which is the acronym for Test of English as a Foreign Language. In contrast to the TOEIC, the TOEFL is designed to measure your ability to use and understand English as it is read, written, and spoken in the university classroom. The TOEFL won’t be measuring your fitness for employment but your fitness for college or higher studies with English as language of instruction.
In the “How Good is Your English?” section this week, you’ll find a discussion of the differences between the TOEFL and the TOEIC, after which you can take a TOEFL practice test in English sentence structure and written expression to check if your English is good enough for college or graduate studies. It could help you establish a preliminary benchmark for your English self-improvement program. So check out the new posting now!
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