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The Speaking Proficiency English Assessment Kit (SPEAK) is an oral test was developed by the Educational Testing Service (ETS. The SPEAK is administered to non-native English speakers. Its aim was to evaluate the examinee's proficiency in spoken English. It was usually taken as a professional certification, especially for graduate teaching assistants in the American college and university system, who are often required to hold office hours and converse in English with students. It was also used in the medical profession, where communication with patients is required.

The SPEAK test was very similar to the Test of Spoken English (TSE) and was in fact a form of the TSE developed for institutions by using retired forms of the TSE.

Both the TSE and SPEAK were discontinued by ETS after the new TOEFL iBT incorporated a speaking section. Institutions wishing to test speaking skills only may want to use the TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) Speaking Test, also developed by ETS and available as a stand-alone assessment

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-The '''Speaking Proficiency English Assessment Kit''' (SPEAK) is an [[Speech communication|oral]] [[Test (student assessment)|test]] developed by the [[Educational Testing Service]] (ETS), publishers of the [[Test Of English as a Foreign Language]] ([[TOEFL]]), an industry standard for assessing English proficiency for non-native speakers.  The SPEAK is administered to non-native [[English language|English]] speakers.  Its aim is to evaluate the examinee's proficiency in spoken English.  It is usually taken as a [[professional certification]], especially for graduate [[teaching assistants]] in the American college and university system, who are often required to hold office hours and converse in English with students.  It is also used in the medical profession, where communication with patients is required.
+The '''Speaking Proficiency English Assessment Kit''' (SPEAK) is an [[Speech communication|oral]] [[Test (student assessment)|test]] was developed by the [[Educational Testing Service]] (ETS.  The SPEAK is administered to non-native [[English language|English]] speakers.  Its aim was to evaluate the examinee's proficiency in spoken English.  It was usually taken as a [[professional certification]], especially for graduate [[teaching assistants]] in the American college and university system, who are often required to hold office hours and converse in English with students.  It was also used in the medical profession, where communication with patients is required.
-The SPEAK test is very similar to the [[Test of Spoken English]] (TSE) and is in fact a form of the TSE developed for institutions by using retired forms of the TSE.  Both exams use the same scoring system.
+The SPEAK test was very similar to the [[Test of Spoken English]] (TSE) and was in fact a form of the TSE developed for institutions by using retired forms of the TSE.
+Both the TSE and SPEAK were discontinued by ETS after the new [[TOEFL]] iBT incorporated a speaking section. Institutions wishing to test speaking skills only may want to use the [[TOEIC]] (Test of English for International Communication) Speaking Test, also developed by ETS and available as a stand-alone assessment
 ==External links==
+* [http://www.ets.org/toeic]
 * [http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/TOEFL/pdf/008659.pdf ETS SPEAK booklet, 2001&ndash;2002]
 * [http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.1488512ecfd5b8849a77b13bc3921509/?vgnextoid=ed242d3631df4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=c31e7f95494f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD TSE scoring guide]