Intensive Business Today 2014: Oxford Placement Test - Tuesday April 29, 4:30pm Chuo 503

I will hold a session outside of class to let you try the Oxford Placement Test for free. It is a new online test produced by Oxford University Press. The test takes about 70 minutes and is divided into two sections - use of English and listening. It is different from the TOEIC test in at least two ways: first, it is an online test, and second, it is a computer adaptive test, which means that the difficulty of the questions changes according to your answers (the TOEFL iBT does this too). It contains a mix of American and British English accents in the listening section. Here is the download link to a Powerpoint file which will give you some information about the procedure. You can also see these slides below.
You will be able to see your scores immediately after you take the test. Though we will not use the test results for placement, they should be useful to you to understand your English level according to world standards. Besides the score, you will get a short paragraph explaining your level in English. It is based on the CEFR, (Common European Framework), which is becoming well known in Japan. You can compare it with your most recent TOEIC score and the written description of your level that comes with the test result.
Please bring your most recent TOEIC score on the test day if you are willing to share it with me. There will be a place in the test setup to input it.
You must email me with your name, class name, and student# by Sunday April 27 at 17:00 to let me know if you will take the test. I need to know in advance so I can pay for the tests. The limit will be 30 students.