TOEIC® Speaking part?

[Silvia_Silva]

I thought there was no speaking section. But then I visited the "ets site" and I found this:

"The test lasts approximately 2 ? hours. Examinees have:
_ 45 minutes for Section I
_ 75 minutes for Section II, and
_ the remaining time to respond to biographical questions and a brief questionnaire about education and work history."

Does this mean examinees spend half an hour speaking? And what about the score for this part?
Can somebody help me? Thanks.

[Torsten]

Hi Silvia,

Welcome to our forum. As of now, the TOEIC measures your reading and listening comprehension directly, this means there is no speaking part. Before the actual test starts, you have to fill in a short questionnaire which is for statistical purposes only and does not affect your TOEIC score. Please let me know if this answers your question. By the way, when and why are you going to take the TOEIC?

Speak to you soon,
Torsten

TOEIC short conversations: Two friends meeting at the subway talking about transport options.

[Silvia_Silva]

Ok Torsten, thanks. The thing is that I have the book "How to prepare for the TOEIC Test" from Barron's and there is a chapter entitled "Test of spoken English" that confused me, because later in the book there are 6 model tests and none of them contain a speaking part. I really don't understand what's that chapter for! ;(
Regards,
S?lvia
P.S. I will probably take the test for professional reasons. I'm studying Marketing.

[Torsten]

Hi Silvia,

This chapter refers to the TSE - Test of Spoken English which is one of the 'little brothers' of the TOEIC as it is also developed and administered by ETS.
So, what do you want to do once you graduate?

TOEIC short conversations: Two journalists discuss the departure of one of their colleagues who leaving for another newspaper.

[HamburgEnglish]

Hi Silvia

The speaking part is aoptional at the moment and is a module. It is part of the new test revamp. Here is a preparation site where you can try all the tests and even the new speaking part. onlineenglish.de/toeicprep I am actually the webmaster and would be pleased to help you if I can.

[Silvia_Silva]

Hi and thanks to both of you. I'll have a look at the site.
S?lvia