Helping your ESL program succeed

Running a language program is not easy. You must juggle tasks ranging from hiring teachers to student orientation to housing. We want to give you more time to focus on what's important — teaching. We offer a wide range of services to help your program succeed:

LanguSurvey, a student evaluation survey that helps you improve teaching and your curriculum
Placement testing that's fast, economical and accurate
English certification tests for all of your students - whether they are headed for university or the workplace
Test preparation and learning tools ranging from classroom-based programs to books and CDs

English-language testing at your school

Educational Testing Service provides the world's two leading English as a Second Language tests — the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC). For emerging learners, ETS also provides Pre-TOEFL and TOEIC Bridge.

Whatever the level of your students, we can provide testing for placement, measuring progress, and certifying English proficiency. Using standardized testing makes your job easier, enhances the credibility of your program and helps to attract new students.

ESL programs across Canada use the TOEIC and TOEFL Institutional Testing Program (ITP) tests for placement, measuring progress and certification upon exit. We work with a broad range of programs at universities, colleges, language schools, career and technical colleges, school boards and immigrant-service organizations.

The TOEIC test has changed

Educational Testing Service has made changes to the TOEIC Listening and Reading test to reflect the latest approach to good testing practice. Both the TOEIC Public Test and in-house TOEIC testing now feature the revised TOEIC test.

Test-takers will not see any difference in how their TOEIC test is scored. The test is still scored on a scale of 10-990. A TOEIC score is valid for a full two years. The TOEIC Public Test Score Report includes a photograph of the examinee, while the in-house test Score Report does not.

The changes to the TOEIC test keep the assessment aligned with the latest theories of proficiency. Current language theory recognizes the complexity of authentic language contexts. In these contexts, it is often necessary for the learner to use multiple abilities and strategies to comprehend and connect information that is heard and read. Communication in authentic situations usually requires the simultaneous engagement of lexical, grammatical, phonetic and pragmatic language abilities. ETS wanted a balance between technical correctness and effective communication.

ETS Canada also has introduced the TOEIC Speaking and Writing tests. These are offered monthly at testing sites across Canada.

The TOEFL iBT test

The TOEFL iBT test has four sections – Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing – and places new demands on both teachers and students. ETS Canada holds workshops for teachers in Vancouver and Toronto to help you prepare for the new TOEFL iBT test. For information about the new TOEFL iBT test, visit the TOEFL website.

Learning resources

ETS Canada provides several tools for the classroom that will help you to prepare your students for tests and to improve their English. Click on the links below for information on each tool.

Helping your ESL program succeed

English-language testing at your school

The TOEIC test has changed

The TOEFL iBT test

Learning resources

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