Skill-Based Intensive Listening and Speaking Training for TOEIC® A Preparation Course Based on Underlying Theories and Instructional Principles

Abstract

In general, preparation courses for the TOEIC® test are conducted in such a way that an instructors get the students to work on sample questions on preparation texts. However, this instruction style does not necessarily meet the needs of the students. While gaining higher scores on the test is clearly one of their major learning objectives, there are quite a few students who wish to enhance their overall English proficiency, in particular, listening and speaking skills by taking the course. This paper dwells on the skill-based listening and speaking training and its effect based upon underlying theories and instructional principles conducted for the students of the TOEIC® A preparation class of Open College Course held by Osaka Jogakuin College in the spring of 2007.