ETS Releases New and Improved Third Edition of "The Official Guide to
the TOEFL(R) Test"
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - PRINCETON, NJ--(Marketwire - August 04, 2009) - Educational TestingService, creator of the TOEFL® (Test of English as a Foreign Language(TM)) test, has added a new full-length test to the hundreds of realtest questions and essay topics in the latest edition of "TheOfficial Guide to the TOEFL® Test.""The Official Guide to the TOEFL® Test" is the only guide speciallycreated by ETS -- the creator of the test. It shows test takersexactly what to expect on the test, reveals precisely how the test isscored, and offers two previously administered full-length tests tostudy for practice."We want test takers to do their very best on the TOEFL test," saysYuwei Li, Product Manager for "The Official Guide." "That's why wenot only reveal actual test questions and give explanations ofcorrect and incorrect answers, but also provide real raters' commentson sample responses to Speaking and Writing test questions. This iswhat test takers can expect from 'The Official Guide.'""The Official Guide to the TOEFL® Test, Third Edition," is availablein both paper and eBook formats. Additional information on the guideis available at www.ets.org/toefl/guide. Three bilingual versions --Chinese, Korean and Japanese -- are under development.For more than 45 years the TOEFL test has been the world's mosthighly regarded academic English-language assessment, accepted atmore than 7,000 institutions in over 130 countries. Developed withinput from leading universities, it is the only test that measuresEnglish skills -- reading, writing, listening and speaking -- throughintegrated tasks, providing the most accurate assessment ofEnglish-language skills. It is also the largest globally deployedtest of its kind administered on the Internet, making it convenientlyavailable at more than 4,500 test centers around the world.About ETSAt nonprofit ETS, we advance quality and equity in education forpeople worldwide by creating assessments based on rigorous research.ETS serves individuals, educational institutions and governmentagencies by providing customized solutions for teacher certification,English-language learning, and elementary, secondary andpost-secondary education, as well as conducting education research,analysis and policy studies. Founded in 1947, ETS develops,administers and scores more than 50 million tests annually --including the TOEFL® and TOEIC® tests, the GRE® test and The PraxisSeries(TM) assessments -- in more than 180 countries, at over 9,000locations worldwide.Contact:Tom Ewing609-683-2803mediacontacts(at)ets.orgThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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