Who Takes the TOEFL vs. the TOEIC
The TOEFL measures the test-taker's ability to
function in an English-speaking academic environment. The target test-taker for
the TOEFL is a candidate for higher education in an English-speaking country.
The TOEIC, on the other hand, measures the ability to function in a general
work environment. This test is used in nonacademic settings as a measure of the
ability of a current or potential employee to communicate effectively in
English in a variety of business settings and situations.
Test Formats
The TOEFL is a four-section test that includes
sections for reading, listening, speaking and writing. It is taken exclusively
on the computer. The TOEIC is broken into two separate but complementary exams:
the Reading and Listening Test, which is a paper-and-pencil test, and the
Speaking and Writing Test, which is taken on a computer. The exams are broken
up in this way so potential employers can choose to measure an employee's
reading and listening or speaking and writing skills only, or all four language
skills. The Reading and Listening Test will take about two-and-a-half hours to
complete, and for the Speaking and Writing Test, the speaking section will last
about 20 minutes, and the writing section will take 60 minutes to complete.
Test Content
In the TOEFL, the test-taker is measured on his
ability to function in an academic environment. In this regard, the vocabulary
on this test is academic in nature and is similar to the vocabulary used in
college text books. The topics of the reading and listening passages are
similarly academic. You may read a passage on bird migration, for example, or
listen to a lecture from an economics course. The TOEIC, on the other hand,
measures the test-taker's ability to function in a business environment. Topics
may range from dining out in a restaurant to presenting in a budget meeting.
Test Scores
On the TOEFL iBT, the maximum possible score is
120 -- 30 points for each of the four sections. There is no "passing
score" and colleges and universities will have their own requirements for
admission, which test-takers can find information about through the admissions
office. The TOEIC Reading and Listening test gives the test-taker a score of 10
to 990, which corresponds to bands in the Common European Framework measure of
English proficiency. A test-taker will receive scores of zero to 200 for the
Speaking and Writing Tests separately, again which corresponds to the CEF
standards of English-language proficiency measurements.
The Difference Between Toefl and Toeic
The difference toefl and toeic, for me the
difference is not much difeerent, in toefl many people will use this for to
test of english as a foreign languange and to test skill english languange as a
basic for our education process,and
toeic is to test how good you’re skill english languange as a communication in
our global world.
TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language)
has the objective to evaluate the English language skills for those pursuing
academic education (scholarships), while TOEIC aims to evaluate English language
skills for the global workplace (international). Toefl only useful for the
company and TOEIC useful at school or in the program The English, especially in
academic and also for higher education institute.
TOEIC and TOEFL tests were developed to serve
different purposes. Therefore, the design, content, context and scope of
finesse that every measured by each test is different. The TOEFL test was
created by Educational Testing Service for foreign students who wish to enter
colleges and universities in North America. The students who plan to take the
title stratum 1 or stratum 2 in North America will try to take the TOEFL test.
Organizations requiring English proficiency for employees and individuals who
want to demonstrate their ability to put English in the workplace would prefer
to use the TOEIC test.
References
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Cambridge
Preparation for the TOEFL Test; Jolene Gear and Robert Gear
