@article{oai:tama.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000234, author = {高橋,  順子 and Takahashi, junko}, journal = {紀要, Bulletin}, month = {Mar}, note = {The TOEIC test, which was initially developed for measuring general English ability of corporate workers, has come into wide use in educational institutions in Japan including universities, high schools and junior high schools. The present paper overviews how this external test was incorporated into the university English curriculum, and then examines the impact and influence that the test has on the teaching and learning of English in university. Among various uses of the test, two cases of the utilization will be discussed; one case where the test score is used for placement of newly enrolled students, and the other case where the test score is used as requirements for a part or the whole of the English curriculum. The discussion focuses on the content and vocabulary of the test, motivation, and the effectiveness of test preparation, and points out certain difficulties and problems associated with the incorporation of the external test into the university English education. 企業が海外の職場で働く社員の一般的英語力を測定するために開発されたTOEIC テストが、大学や中学、高校の学校教育でも採用されるようになった。本稿は、TOEIC という外部標準テストが大学内に取り込まれるに至る経緯を概観し、テストが大学の英語教育全般に及ぼす影響および問題点を考察する。大学でのTOEIC テストの利用法は多岐に及ぶが、その中で特にクラス分けテストとしての利用と単位認定や成績評価にこのテストのスコアを利用する2 種類の場合を取り上げ、テストの内容・語彙、動機づけ、受験対策の効果などの観点から、外部標準テストの利用に伴う困難点を論じる。}, pages = {127--138}, title = {An Overview of the Issues on Incorporating the TOEIC test into the University English Curricula in Japan}, volume = {Vol. 4}, year = {2012}, yomi = {タカハシ, ジュンコ} }