Common ETS Terms

1. •L&R Test: Listening & Reading Test
   

2. •S&W Test: Speaking & Writing Test
   

3. •4-facet tests: L&R and S&W Tests
   

4. •Institutional Tests: Tested by a school, the results belong to the school
   

5. •IP (or ITP): Institutional Testing Program uses Institutional Tests
   

6. •SP: Secure Program. Tested by a representative of ETS, under secure conditions.
   

7. •Public Tests: Continually renewed test forms, tested securely (SP) on set dates, open to the public. Aka Official Tests or Open TOEIC Tests
   

8. •PBT: Paper Based Test
   

9. •iBT: Internet Based Test
   

Tests:

1. •The TOEIC Test: ETS’s paper based L&R test of Workplace English
   (formerly known as the “Test of English for International Communication”)
   

2. •The TOEIC S&W Test: ETS’s computer based S&W test of Workplace English
   

3. •Public TOEIC Test: Official, secure TOEIC Test with new forms each administration
   

4. •TOEIC IP Test: Institutional TOEIC Test, for school and companies internal use
   

5. •The TOEFL Test family: ETS’s family of Academic English tests
   (the “Test of English as a Foreign Language”)
   

6. •Official TOEFL Test: The secure TOEFL tests, with new forms each administration.
   

7. •TOEFL iBT: ETS’s main TOEFL Test. 4-facets, internet based.
   

8. •TOEFL CBT: Computer based test, no longer developed.
   

9. •TOEFL PBT: Paper Based test where required, still under development.
   

10. •TWE: Test of Written English, a 30minute essay test included with the TOEFL PBT.
    

11. •TSE: Test of Spoken English, short speaking test option where iBT unavailable.
    

12. •TOEFL ITP: Institutional, Paper Based test (a la TOEFL PBT) for school internal use.
    (aka TOEFL ITP Level 1)
    

13. •TOEFL ITP Level 2: Academic English test for High Beginners to Intermediate students (formerly known as Pre-TOEFL Test)
    

14. •TOEIC Bridge: Workplace/General English test for High Beginners to Intermediate.
    

15. •Classic TOEIC: The previous version of TOEIC, still available for specific purposes
    

Preparation and Online Learning:

1. •Online TOEIC OLPC - the Official Learning and Preparation Course
   

2. •TPO - TOEFL Practice Online - an online TOEFL iBT practice test
   

3. •TOPC - TOEFL iBT Online Prep Course - 4 skills. Exercises to prepare.
   

4. •EDO - English Discoveries Online (see ETS subsidiary Edusoft)
   

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