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1 Integrating the TOEIC into the University English Curriculum Laurence Anthony Dept. of Information and Computer Engineering Faculty of Engineering Okayama University of Science 1-1 Ridai-cho, Okayama 700-0005, Japan [email protected] http://antpc1.ice.ous.ac.jp
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Inte
grat
ing
the
TOEI
C in
to t
he
Uni
vers
ity E
nglis
h Cu
rric
ulum
Laur
ence
Ant
hony
Dep
t. of
Info
rmat
ion
and
Com
pute
r Eng
inee
ring
Facu
lty o
f Eng
inee
ring
Oka
yam
a U
nive
rsity
of S
cien
ce1-
1 R
idai
-cho
, Oka
yam
a 70
0-00
05, J
apan
anthony@
ice.ous.ac.jp
http://antpc1.ice.ous.ac.jp
2
Out
line
Ove
rvie
w o
f th
e TO
EIC
back
grou
nd, a
im, f
orm
at, s
core
sys
tem
, etc
.
TOEI
C in
the
Wor
kpla
cepo
pula
rity
grow
th, u
ses
of T
OEI
C, e
tc.
TOEI
C in
Uni
vers
ities
popu
larit
y gr
owth
, uni
vers
ity T
OEI
C po
licie
s, e
tc.
TOEI
C in
the
Cla
ssro
omle
vels
of
inte
grat
ion
(impl
icit,
sem
i exp
licit,
exp
licit)
adva
ntag
es /
dis
adva
ntag
esa
new
app
roac
h to
tea
chin
g th
e TO
EIC
Conc
lusi
ons
3
Ove
rvie
w o
f th
e TO
EIC
Mea
ning
of
the
TOEI
CTe
st o
f En
glis
h fo
r In
tern
atio
nal C
omm
unic
atio
n
Dev
elop
ed19
79 (
The
Chau
cery
Gro
up o
f ET
S)
Popu
larit
yU
sed
by o
ver
2.9
mill
ion
peop
le in
ove
r 60
cou
ntrie
sU
sed
by o
ver
1.2
mill
ion
peop
le in
Jap
an
Aim
of
TOEI
CEv
alua
te t
he E
nglis
h la
ngua
ge s
kills
of
non-
nativ
e sp
eake
rs o
f En
glis
h in
the
fie
ld o
f bu
sine
sse.
g. m
eetin
gs, te
leph
one
calls
, rid
ing
a ta
xi e
tc.
4
Ove
rvie
w o
f th
e TO
EIC
Scor
ing
Syst
emLi
sten
ing
(10~
495
pts.
) R
eadi
ng (
10~
495
pts.
)To
tal (
10~
990
pts.
)
Poin
t Rat
ings
0~22
0 pt
s.(N
ot a
ble
to c
omm
unic
ate
in E
nglis
h)47
0~73
0 pt
s.(A
ble
to c
omm
unic
ate
in d
aily
act
iviti
es)
860~
990p
ts.
(Nat
ive
spea
ker
abili
ty in
Eng
lish)
Com
paris
on w
ith o
ther
tes
tsEi
ken
2nd
Leve
l -TO
EIC
495
pts.
Eike
n1s
t Le
vel -
TOEI
C 89
5 pt
s.
5
Ove
rvie
w o
f th
e TO
EIC
TEST
OF
ENG
LISH
FO
R I
NTE
RN
ATI
ON
AL
CO
MM
UN
ICA
TIO
N
List
enin
g (1
00 q
ues
tion
s -
45 m
in.)
Part
1 -
Pict
ures
(20
)
Part
2 -
Que
stio
n Re
spon
se (
30)
Part
3 -
Shor
t Co
nver
satio
ns (
30)
Rea
din
g (1
00 q
uest
ion
s -
75 m
in.)
Part
5 -
Inco
mpl
ete
Sent
ence
s (4
0)
Part
7 -
Read
ing
Com
preh
ensi
on (
40)
Part
6 -
Erro
r Re
cogn
ition
(20
)
Part
4 -
Shor
t Ta
lks
(20)
Form
at
6
TOEI
C in
the
Wor
kpla
ceN
umbe
r of
com
pany
rec
ruits
ask
ed t
o ta
keth
e TO
EIC
in J
apan
0
20,0
00
40,0
00
60,0
00
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Recru
its
7
TOEI
C in
the
Wor
kpla
ceN
umbe
r of
com
pani
es u
sing
the
TO
EIC
for
recr
uitm
ent
(sur
vey
of 7
63 c
ompa
nies
)
8
TOEI
C in
the
Wor
kpla
ceO
ther
use
s of
the
TO
EIC
in J
apan
ese
com
pani
esIB
M J
apan
: Pr
omot
ion
to D
epar
tmen
t H
ead
-TO
EIC
600
pts.
Toyo
ta A
utom
obile
:Pr
omot
ion
to D
epar
tmen
t H
ead
-TO
EIC
600
pts.
Mat
sush
ita E
lect
ric:
Prom
otio
n to
ove
rsea
s w
ork
-TO
EIC
650
pts.
SMK:
Bonu
s of
10,
000
yen
per
mon
th -
TOEI
C 73
0 pt
s.
Num
ber
of p
eopl
e ta
king
the
TO
EIC
in J
apan
9
TOEI
C in
Uni
vers
ities
Num
ber
of p
eopl
e ta
king
the
TO
EIC
in J
apan
ese
Uni
vers
ities
0
50,0
00
100,0
00
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
Univ
. 4 y
ear
Univ
. 2 y
ear
10
TOEI
C in
Uni
vers
ities
Four
Use
s of
the
TO
EIC
in U
nive
rsiti
esEn
cour
agem
ent
e.g.
Cer
tific
ate
from
Uni
vers
ity P
resi
dent
-TO
EIC
500
pts.
Uni
vers
ity c
redi
ts
730~
pts
. -
8 cr
edits
586~
730
pts.
-4
cred
itsal
l dep
ts.
Nat
iona
lU
niv.
D
850~
pts
. -
8 cr
edits
750~
850
pts.
-4
cred
its65
0~75
0 pt
s. -
2 cr
edits
8 de
pts.
Nat
iona
lU
niv.
C
780~
pts
. -
2 cr
edits
6 de
pts.
Nat
iona
lU
niv.
B
786~
pts
. -
6 cr
edits
586~
786
pts.
-5
cred
its5
dept
s.N
atio
nal
Uni
v. A
App
licat
ion
Facu
lty/
Dep
t.Ty
peU
niv
ersi
ty
730~
pts
. -
8 cr
edits
586~
730
pts.
-4
cred
itsal
l dep
ts.
Nat
iona
lU
niv.
D
850~
pts
. -
8 cr
edits
750~
850
pts.
-4
cred
its65
0~75
0 pt
s. -
2 cr
edits
8 de
pts.
Nat
iona
lU
niv.
C
780~
pts
. -
2 cr
edits
6 de
pts.
Nat
iona
lU
niv.
B
786~
pts
. -
6 cr
edits
586~
786
pts.
-5
cred
its5
dept
s.N
atio
nal
Uni
v. A
App
licat
ion
Facu
lty/
Dep
t.Ty
peU
niv
ersi
ty
11
TOEI
C in
Uni
vers
ities
Four
Use
s of
the
TO
EIC
in U
nive
rsiti
esCr
edit
Requ
irem
ents
e.g.
Dep
t. o
f Ap
plie
d Ch
emis
try
(Oka
yam
a U
nive
rsity
)En
glis
h fo
r Ch
emis
try
I (T
OEI
C 45
0 pt
s.)
Engl
ish
for
Chem
istr
y II
(TO
EIC
500
pts.
)
Cont
inua
tion
/ G
radu
atio
n Re
quire
men
tse.
g. (
JABE
E) D
ept.
of
Mec
hani
cal S
yste
ms
Engi
neer
ing
(OU
S)2n
d ye
ar -
3rd
year
(T
OEI
C 30
0 pt
s.)
3rd
year
-4t
h ye
ar(T
OEI
C 40
0 pt
s.)
12
TOEI
C in
the
Cla
ssro
om
Impl
icit
Inte
grat
ion
of T
OEI
CSt
anda
rd E
nglis
h la
ngua
ge c
ours
e +
TO
EIC
“enc
oura
gem
ent”
TOEI
C ad
vert
isin
ge.
g. p
oste
rs, h
ando
uts,
etc
.
TOEI
C bo
oks/
soft
war
ee.
g. A
LC, S
ouik
u, e
tc.
TOEI
C te
st a
pplic
atio
n fo
rms
e.g.
in E
duca
tion
Off
ice,
etc
.
TOEI
C fe
e re
duct
ions
e.g.
100
% u
nive
rsity
sub
sidy
whe
n ta
king
tes
t fo
r th
e fir
st t
ime
Cred
its f
or T
OEI
C sc
ores
etc
.
13
14
TOEI
C in
the
Cla
ssro
om
TOEI
C So
ftw
are
15
TOEI
C in
the
Cla
ssro
om
Impl
icit
Inte
grat
ion
of T
OEI
CAd
vant
ages Ea
sy t
o im
plem
ent
Stud
ent’s
cho
ose
whe
ther
or
not
to s
tudy
TO
EIC
Enco
urag
es s
elf-
stud
y le
arni
ng
Dis
adva
ntag
esSt
uden
ts u
sual
ly n
eed
to f
ind/
purc
hase
TO
EIC
mat
eria
lsN
o pr
essu
re t
o st
udy
(unl
ess
mad
e a
requ
irem
ent)
Mos
t st
uden
ts d
on’t
impr
ove
thei
r TO
EIC
scor
es
16
TOEI
C in
the
Cla
ssro
om
Sem
i-Exp
licit
Inte
grat
ion
of T
OEI
CSt
anda
rd E
nglis
h la
ngua
ge c
ours
e +
TO
EIC
“sup
plem
enta
ry
mat
eria
ls”(
text
book
, han
dout
s, e
tc.)
5 m
inut
e qu
izze
s fo
r TO
EIC
(Mac
mill
an)
List
enin
g po
inte
r fo
r th
e TO
EIC
test
(Se
ibid
o)Li
sten
ing
for
TOEI
C (Y
umi)
...
Gen
eral
tex
t w
ith T
OEI
C fo
cus
Rap
id r
eadi
ng w
ith T
OEI
C Te
st V
ocab
ular
y (S
eibi
do)
Com
mun
icat
ion
in t
he R
ead
Wor
ld (
Seib
ido)
...
17
18
19
20
21
TOEI
C in
the
Cla
ssro
om
Sem
i-Exp
licit
Inte
grat
ion
of T
OEI
CAd
vant
ages Ea
sy t
o im
plem
ent
(esp
ecia
lly if
usi
ng a
sup
plem
enta
ry t
extb
ook)
Easy
to
vary
TO
EIC
cont
ent
amou
nt (
adap
ts t
o le
arne
r ne
eds)
Enco
urag
es a
mix
of
in-c
lass
and
sel
f-st
udy
lear
ning
Dis
adva
ntag
esBa
lanc
e be
twee
n TO
EIC
and
stan
dard
Eng
lish
is d
iffic
ult
to f
ind
(usu
ally
not
eno
ugh
TOEI
C)Rep
etiti
ve T
OEI
C m
ini-t
ests
is n
ot v
ery
effe
ctiv
e(n
eces
sary
to
also
exp
lain
TO
EIC
ratio
nal,
aim
s, s
trat
egie
s, e
tc.)
Som
e “g
ener
al t
exts
with
a T
OEI
C fo
cus”
do n
ot h
elp
with
TO
EIC
at a
ll!(S
uppl
emen
tary
tex
tboo
k se
lect
ion
is V
ERY
impo
rtan
t)
22
TOEI
C in
the
Cla
ssro
om
Expl
icit
Inte
grat
ion
of T
OEI
CTO
EIC
Prep
arat
ory
Cour
seC
lass
room
use
Esse
ntia
l Lis
teni
ng S
trat
egie
s fo
r th
e TO
EIC
Test
(Ke
nkyu
sha)
Skill
s an
d St
rate
gies
for
the
TO
EIC
Test
(M
acm
illan
)TO
EIC
Shor
t Li
sten
ing
Cour
se (
Seib
ido)
...Se
lf-s
tudy
use
How
to
Prep
are
for
the
TOEI
C Te
st (
Barr
ons)
Prep
arat
ion
Serie
s on
the
TO
EIC
Test
(Lo
ngm
an)
Com
plet
e G
uide
to
the
TOEI
C Te
st (
Rog
ers)
...
23
TOEI
C in
the
Cla
ssro
om
24
TOEI
C in
the
Cla
ssro
om
25
TOEI
C in
the
Cla
ssro
om
Expl
icit
Inte
grat
ion
of T
OEI
CAd
vant
ages Gua
rant
eed
to im
prov
e th
e st
uden
t’s T
OEI
C sc
ore!
Dis
adva
ntag
esD
iffic
ult
to im
plem
ent
in t
he c
lass
room
esp
ecia
lly if
tex
tboo
k do
es
not
cont
ain
deta
iled
expl
anat
ions
abo
ut t
he T
OEI
C te
st a
nd t
est
ques
tions
(tea
cher
exp
erie
nce
of T
OEI
C is
ver
y im
port
ant)
No
lear
ner
choi
ce (
TOEI
C or
not
hing
!)Li
mite
d in
sco
pe (
only
TO
EIC
liste
ning
and
rea
ding
)U
sual
ly t
extb
ooks
con
sist
s of
rep
etiti
ve T
OEI
C pr
actic
e qu
estio
ns
Few
tex
tboo
ks t
o ch
oose
fro
m t
hat
are
suite
d fo
r th
e cl
assr
oom
Man
y bo
oks
are
desi
gned
for
sel
f-st
udy
with
ans
wer
s et
c.
Diff
icul
t (s
tude
nts
will
usu
ally
not
be
able
to
answ
er m
ore
than
half
the
ques
tions
-TO
EIC
500
pts.
)
26
TOEI
C in
the
Cla
ssro
om(A
New
App
roac
h)
A N
ew A
ppro
ach
to T
each
ing
the
TOEI
CAn
Exp
licit
THRE
E sk
ills
appr
oach
List
enin
g, R
eadi
ng, S
peak
ing
Prim
ary
Aim
-To
impr
ove
the
stud
ent’s
TO
EIC
scor
eFo
cus
on T
OEI
C ra
tiona
l, ai
ms,
str
ateg
ies,
que
stio
ns p
ract
ice
Seco
ndar
y Ai
m -
To im
prov
e th
e st
uden
t’s g
ener
al E
nglis
h co
mm
unic
atio
n sk
ills
Focu
s on
dev
elop
ing
skill
s te
sted
on
the
TOEI
C(T
OEI
C is
a t
est
for
inte
rnat
iona
l CO
MM
UN
ICAT
ION
)
Pair
and
Gro
up w
ork
Enab
les
spea
king
/list
enin
g ac
tiviti
es
All c
lass
room
mat
eria
ls a
nd in
stru
ctio
n in
Eng
lish
Giv
es e
xpos
ure
to a
var
iety
of
Engl
ish
type
s in
add
ition
to
“TO
EIC
Engl
ish”
e.g.
Eng
lish
desc
riptio
ns, e
xpla
natio
ns, i
nstr
uctio
ns, e
tc.
27
TOEI
C in
the
Cla
ssro
om(A
New
App
roac
h)
Cour
se O
utlin
eW
eek
1:
Gen
eral
Ove
rvie
w o
f TO
EIC
Wee
k 2
:TO
EIC
Prac
tice
List
enin
g Te
st (
100
ques
tions
)W
eeks
3~
5:
Part
1:
Pict
ures
Stra
tegi
esSk
ill d
evel
opm
ent
activ
ities
Prac
tice
ques
tions
Wee
ks 6
~8
:Pa
rt 2
: Q
uest
/Res
p.St
rate
gies
Skill
dev
elop
men
t ac
tiviti
esPr
actic
e qu
estio
nsW
eeks
9~
11
:Pa
rt 3
: Sh
ort
Conv
. St
rate
gies
Skill
dev
elop
men
t ac
tiviti
esPr
actic
e qu
estio
nsW
eeks
12
~1
4:
Part
4:
Shor
t Ta
lks
Stra
tegi
esSk
ill d
evel
opm
ent
activ
ities
Prac
tice
ques
tions
Wee
k 1
5:
TOEI
C Pr
actic
e Li
sten
ing
Test
(10
0 qu
estio
ns)
28
TOEI
C in
the
Cla
ssro
om(A
New
App
roac
h)Ex
ampl
e of
the
New
Ap
proa
chTe
achi
ng t
he T
OEI
C Li
sten
ing
Sect
ion:
Par
t 1
(Pic
ture
s)
‘Big
Pic
ture
’Str
ateg
ies
1. L
ook
at t
he p
ictu
re
BEFO
RE li
sten
ing
to t
he
stat
emen
ts2.
Dec
ide
if th
e pi
ctur
e is
m
ainl
y ab
out
‘peo
ple’
or
‘obj
ects
’3a
. If
it is
a p
eopl
e pi
ctur
e -
who
are
the
peo
ple?
3b. I
f it
is a
n ob
ject
pic
ture
-w
hat
is t
he o
bjec
t?4.
Whe
re is
the
pic
ture
ta
ken?
5. W
hat
is h
appe
ning
in t
he
pict
ure?
29
TOEI
C in
the
Cla
ssro
om(A
New
App
roac
h)Ex
ampl
e of
the
New
Ap
proa
chTe
achi
ng t
he T
OEI
C Li
sten
ing
Sect
ion:
Par
t 1
(Pic
ture
s)
‘‘Sm
all D
etai
ls’
Stra
tegi
es (
peop
le)
1. H
ow m
any
peop
le a
re
ther
e?2.
Are
the
re a
ny
men
/wom
en/c
hild
ren?
3. W
here
are
the
y in
the
pi
ctur
e?4.
How
do
they
fee
l?5.
Wha
t do
the
y lo
ok li
ke?
6. W
hat
are
they
doi
ng?
7. (
Wha
t w
ere
they
doi
ng
befo
re t
he p
ictu
re w
as
take
n?)
8. (
Wha
t w
ill t
hey
do n
ext?
)
30
TOEI
C in
the
Cla
ssro
om(A
New
App
roac
h)
Exam
ple
of t
he N
ew A
ppro
ach
Teac
hing
the
TO
EIC
List
enin
g Se
ctio
n: P
art
1 (P
ictu
res)
Q
uest
ion
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
31
TOEI
C in
the
Cla
ssro
om(A
New
App
roac
h)
Exam
ple
of t
he N
ew A
ppro
ach
Teac
hing
the
TO
EIC
List
enin
g Se
ctio
n: P
art
1 (P
ictu
res)
Que
stio
n(a
) Th
ey a
re t
akin
g a
nap
(b)
The
light
sho
w is
ver
y be
autif
ul(c
) Th
e tr
ees
lose
the
ir le
aves
in w
inte
r(d
) So
me
skie
rs a
re s
ittin
gon
the
sno
w
32
TOEI
C in
the
Cla
ssro
om(A
New
App
roac
h)
Exam
ple
of t
he N
ew A
ppro
ach
Teac
hing
the
TO
EIC
List
enin
g Se
ctio
n: P
art
1 (P
ictu
res)
Clas
sroo
m C
onte
ntTe
achi
ng v
ocab
ular
y fo
r ob
ject
nam
es/o
ccup
atio
ns/f
amily
rel
atio
nshi
psW
hat
is t
his?
Who
is t
hat?
Teac
hing
how
to
desc
ribe
appe
aran
ce/f
eelin
gsW
hat
does
the
wom
an lo
ok li
ke?
How
doe
s sh
e fe
el?
Doe
s th
e w
oman
hav
e sh
ort
hair?
Is s
he h
appy
?
Teac
hing
pre
posi
tions
Whe
re is
the
man
? W
here
is t
he t
able
?Is
the
re a
tra
in a
t th
e st
atio
n? I
s th
ere
a pl
ant
on t
he d
esk?
Teac
hing
pre
sent
con
tinuo
us t
ense
Wha
t ar
e th
ey d
oing
?Is
the
car
mov
ing?
33
TOEI
C in
the
Cla
ssro
om(A
New
App
roac
h)
Exam
ple
of t
he N
ew A
ppro
ach
Teac
hing
the
TO
EIC
List
enin
g Se
ctio
n: P
art
1 (P
ictu
res)
Clas
sroo
m E
xerc
ises
Writ
e do
wn
the
nam
es o
f as
man
y ob
ject
s in
a p
ictu
re a
s po
ssib
leW
inne
r ha
s th
e m
ost
nam
es
Find
ing
diff
eren
ces
betw
een
two
pict
ures
by
aski
ng/a
nsw
erin
g qu
estio
ns(A
n IN
FOM
ATIO
N G
AP e
xerc
ise)
obje
ct n
ames
/ lo
catio
n /
actio
ns
One
per
son
desc
ribe
a pi
ctur
e -
Thre
e pe
ople
fin
d th
e co
rrec
t pi
ctur
eSt
anda
rd c
onve
rsat
ions
act
iviti
ese.
g. D
escr
ibe
your
fam
ilyna
me/
age/
appe
aran
ce/c
hara
cter
/occ
upat
ion
etc.
Anal
ysis
of
TOEI
C Pa
rt 1
: Pi
ctur
e st
atem
ents
34
TOEI
C in
the
Cla
ssro
om(A
New
App
roac
h)
A N
ew A
ppro
ach
to T
each
ing
the
TOEI
CAd
vant
ages Th
ree
skill
s ap
proa
ch (
rath
er t
han
only
tw
o)W
ide
scop
e (b
usin
ess,
cla
ssro
om, co
nver
satio
n En
glis
h)Va
ryin
g ac
tiviti
es b
etw
een
teac
her,
gro
up, p
air
and
indi
vidu
alTO
EIC
scor
e im
prov
esM
otiv
atio
nal
(all
Engl
ish,
TO
EIC,
con
vers
atio
n, li
ttle
gra
mm
ar t
rans
latio
n)
Dis
adva
ntag
esD
iffic
ult
to im
plem
ent
(no
text
book
ava
ilabl
e ...
yet
!)Co
pyrig
ht is
sues
Phot
os f
rom
roy
al fre
e in
tern
et s
ites?
Phot
os/q
uest
ions
fro
m d
iffer
ent
text
book
s?Cr
eate
you
r ow
n ph
otos
/que
stio
ns?
Clas
sroo
m la
yout
/equ
ipm
ent
35
Conc
lusi
ons
Gro
win
g im
port
ance
of
TOEI
C in
the
wor
kpla
ce a
nd s
choo
l sys
tem
Vario
us le
vels
of
inte
grat
ion
into
the
sch
ool c
urric
ulum
Mos
t cu
rren
t TO
EIC
mat
eria
ls h
ave
a na
rrow
sco
pe a
nd/o
r ar
e no
t su
itabl
e fo
r th
e cl
assr
oom
An e
ffec
tive
appr
oach
to
the
TOEI
C ne
eds
to a
ddre
ss
back
grou
nd/r
atio
nal/a
ims/
stra
tegi
es e
tc. o
f th
e te
stAn
eff
ectiv
e ap
proa
ch t
o th
e TO
EIC
need
s to
use
a v
arie
ty o
f ac
tiviti
esA
new
app
roac
h to
TO
EIC
can
inco
rpor
ate
man
y ac
tiviti
es f
rom
a
stan
dard
Eng
lish
CON
VERS
ATIO
N c
ours
e an
d de
velo
p th
e sk
ills
of
liste
ning
, rea
ding
AN
D s
peak
ing
36
Inte
grat
ing
the
TOEI
C in
to t
he
Uni
vers
ity E
nglis
h Cu
rric
ulum
Laur
ence
Ant
hony
Dep
t. of
Info
rmat
ion
and
Com
pute
r Eng
inee
ring
Facu
lty o
f Eng
inee
ring
Oka
yam
a U
nive
rsity
of S
cien
ce1-
1 R
idai
-cho
, Oka
yam
a 70
0-00
05, J
apan
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