A Study on the TOEIC Speaking Test

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25370727
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Kanda University of International Studies
• Principal Investigator: Kanzaki Masaya 神田外語大学, 外国語学部, 講師 (30647847)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: TOEIC / Speaking / Correlation / WTC / Vocabulary / Listening / Reading / MET

Outline of Final Research Achievements

With a focus on the TOEIC Speaking test (TOEIC S), this study explored correlations between TOEIC S and TOEIC Listening and Reading test (TOEIC L&R) scores, test-taker reactions to the TOEIC S compared to their reactions to the TOEIC L&R, the relationship between TOEIC S scores and levels of willingness to communicate (WTC), and relationships among TOEIC S and other test scores, including the Minimal English Test (MET), Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT), and Vocabulary Size Test (VST). The TOEIC S scores significantly correlated with the TOEIC L&R scores at .52, the WTC questionnaire at .39, the MET at .53, the VLT at .58, and the VST at .33 (all ps < .001). The questionnaire survey showed that the reactions of the participants toward the TOEIC S were generally positive.

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応用言語学