TOEFL English test for the Graduate and School students
TOEFL English test for the Graduate and School students
To correspond to drastic change in international society such as “globalization”, graduate education plays a key role in development of human resources. The new trans-graduate-school education program called “Nitobe School” was launched in 2015 as one of the main education projects of “Top Global University Project” in Hokkaido University. This is a trial case report of the comparison of commercial English test for the Graduate School students. We employed about 50 students from the various graduate schools in Hokkaido University, and they took same commercial English tests (TOEIC and TOEFL), then its result is discussed in here. TOEFL English test for the Graduate and School students
The pre-post English speaking test: Describing the picture , Pre-English Speaking Test was used without teaching. Post-English Speaking Test was used after teaching.
The English speaking ability evaluation form. The evaluation criteria were as follows: Grammar and vocabulary ,Structures: Process of speaking , Fluency and pronunciation , Self confidence,Persuasiveness .
The collected data was analyzed using computer program. The t-test was employed to compare the subjects’ English speaking ability before and after using English speaking based on communicative approach. The mean and standard deviations of scores from English speaking evaluation form, the satisfaction questionnaire were used to measure at the end of the class.