The State government on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the US-based Educational Testing Service (ETS) to enable students of the State-run schools to improve their communication skills from the basic level by imparting them training for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
The MoU was signed between the State Project Director of Samagra Shiksha B. Srinivasa Rao and Lejo Sam Oommen from ETS at the Chief Minister’s camp office at Tadepalli near here.
As part of this five-year initiative, ETS will evaluate and certify the English language proficiency of students ranging from Class 3 to 10 across all government schools through its TOEFL Young Students Series assessments. Schools will leverage TOEFL Primary and TOEFL Junior Standard Tests to assess the English reading and listening skills of students in Class 3 through 5 and Class 6 through 9, respectively, while the TOEFL Junior Speaking Test will assess the English-speaking skills of Class 10 students. Since most of these students are considered first-generation English-language learners, customised “Readiness Tests” will determine their readiness to take Certification Tests.
