The Chronicle of Higher Education

New Test of English as a Foreign Language Will Put Emphasis on Speaking

By BURTON BOLLAG

The Educational Testing Service introduced on Saturday 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,...

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