TOEIC Preparation

Language achievement test

The TOEIC Preparation/Language achievement test allows students to find out their level, with equivalence to tests recognized worldwide. It is available when studying English, German, Spanish, Italian, or French and allows students to measure:

 - Listening comprehension

 - Reading comprehension

Using this test, the student :

- Is evaluated compared to the levels established by the Council of Europe
- Can obtain an indicative equivalence between the TOEIC
  Preparation results and the principal recognized linguistic tests
  (TOEIC, TOEFL, Council of Europe Levels, etc.)

Characteristics of the TOEIC Preparation/Language achievement test :

- Contents developed in accordance with the recommendations of the Council of
  Europe;
- Can be taken twice;
- Timed, with a duration of 60-90 min. maximum;
- Can be paused (allowing the student to return to the question where he or she
  left off);
- Does not allow the student to return to a previous question during the test,
- Instructions for the exercises are provided (in writing and in audio format) in the
  target language;
- Instructions with an example are given before each new type of exercise;
- Sound recordings can only be played once;
- Composed of multiple-choice questions with only one possible correct answer;
- The student’s choice of answer can be changed as long as time remains.

The test is made up of two large sections and a total of seven
sub-sections:

1. Listening comprehension (4 sub-sections)

In this section, students have a fixed time to answer each question and to validate their answer. If they do not validate their answer, they are taken automatically to the next question.

2. Reading comprehension (3 sub-sections)

In this section, a total time is assigned to each type of exercise :
   Fill-in-the-Blanks = 15 minutes
   Spot the Mistake = 7 minutes
   Longer Written Texts = 25 minutes