A number of our students at the Ecole de Management de Normandie take the TOEFL every year but they have to go to Paris to do so. So I was interested to read that Pearson are developing an alternative.
The publishing giant Pearson is entering an important and lucrative
part of the educational testing field — English proficiency for foreign
students — by offering an exam that will be significantly different
from current models. Most significantly, the Pearson Test of English
will provide institutions not only with scores of applicants, but with
a digital recording that will allow institutions to determine whether
they are comfortable with the proficiency of the test taker. While
existing tests include speaking, the results are scored and admissions
offices don’t actually hear the applicant.
For many years, the dominant test of English used by non-native speakers to gain admission to colleges in the United States has been the Test of English as a Foreign Language, which is run by the Educational Testing Service. TOEFL already has growing competition in the United States from the International English Language Testing System, known as IELTS. Both tests are administered about 1 million times annually. Although IELTS is most popular in the countries of the British Commonwealth, it is also accepted by an increasing number of American colleges and universities. Full article >>
For many years, the dominant test of English used by non-native speakers to gain admission to colleges in the United States has been the Test of English as a Foreign Language, which is run by the Educational Testing Service. TOEFL already has growing competition in the United States from the International English Language Testing System, known as IELTS. Both tests are administered about 1 million times annually. Although IELTS is most popular in the countries of the British Commonwealth, it is also accepted by an increasing number of American colleges and universities. Full article >>
