New Test of English as a Foreign Language Puts an Emphasis on Speaking

The Educational Testing Service introduced last month a new version of the Test of English as a Foreign Language that it said was a better gauge of how well foreigners seeking to study in the United States and other countries could really speak the language.

The test, which is known as the Toefl, is taken by most foreign students who are being considered for admission at English-speaking higher-education institutions, including those in the United States. Last year nearly 750,000

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