As one of the tools to measure English Language proficiency, The TOEIC® Listening and Reading test
is used as an assessment in the worldwide workplace, where both native and non-native speakers
communicate in English. The test was acknowledged in over 150 countries as a global standard to
asses international English usage which helps employers make informed decisions related to job
placement, recruitment, career progression and training.
The TOEIC® Listening and Reading test were designed so that the test-taker would be able to
demonstrate their ability to comprehend language not only at the sentence level but also within a
larger context which is the real-life situations. The tasks were also modified to reflect varieties of
communication patterns and methods in the modern workplace and daily life. (Ashmore, Duke &
Sakano, 2018).
Liu and Costanzo (2013) suggested in their research that the proficiency of one’s receptive skills;
Listening and Reading skills; can indicate the test taker’s score in Speaking and Writing tests. The
receptive skills were often tested together as it was proven in a previous research conducted by
Bozorgian (2012) using the results of International English-Language Testing System (IELTS).
Correlation analysis revealed that the scores from the four skills were moderately correlated. The
highest correlation was between TOEIC Listening and Reading scores (r =.729),
Reference:
Powers, Donald E.; Schmidgall, Jonathan (eds.) The Research Foundation for the TOEIC
Tests: A Compendium of Studies: Volume III. Princeton, NJ; Educational Testing Service,
2018, p3.1-3.8