NEW TOEIC

In 2016, there were changes to the TOEIC in Japan and South Korea. Below are some examples of the changes.  Please visit this link if you want more detailed information about these changes.

General changes include movement from structured language and genres to potentially more informal and contemporary genres.  These can include:

1.  Sentence fragments instead of complete sentences (“Sure, in a minute”)
2.  Elisions (combining frequently occurring words; “I am going to” →“I’m gonna”)
3.  Up to three speakers and passages in Parts 3 and 7

Section-specific changes include:

Listening

1.  Conversations (Part 3) will include up to three speakers.
2.  Statements in conversations may be shorter and simulate naturalized discussion.
3.  Some questions in Parts 3 and 4 will not have visual aids.  

Reading

1.  Multiple passages (Part 7) will include up to three passages.
2.  Text messaging, instant messaging, and chat room genres will be included.
3. A new Part 7 question type is finding the most appropriate location to place a full sentence (instead of a single word or phrase).

	Old ToEIC				New ToEIC
Part	Listening (45 min)	Question Amount		Part	Listening (45 min)	Question Amount
1	Photographs	10		1	Photographs	6
2	Question-Response	30		2	Question-Response	25
3	Conversations	30 (3×10)		3	Conversations (with and without visual image and 2-3 speakers)	39 (3×13)
4	Talks	30 (3×10)		4	Talks (with and without visual image)	30 (3×10)
	Reading (75 min)				Reading (75 min)
5	Incomplete Sentences	40		5	Incomplete Sentences	30
6	Text Completion	12 (3×4)		6	Text Completion	16 (4×4)
7	Single Passages Double Passages	28 20		7	Single Passages Multiple (2-3) Passages	29 25