RIDWAN'S BLOG: Differences Between TOEFL & TOEIC

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.