tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186616262024-03-13T09:35:37.775-07:00ACT360 Media / TestDEN.com BlogInternational education news, announcements, and education marketing insightsVWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-55436766685254952672011-11-17T14:02:00.001-08:002012-11-23T14:16:57.338-08:00TestDEN.com International Student Lead GenerationACT360 Media is the industry leader in <a href="http://www.act360.com/international-student-lead-generation.html">international student lead generation</a>. Our team of higher education marketing professionals generates qualified leads from Central America, South America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, South Asia, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. <br />
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<ul><li>There are currently 120,0000 Saudi students studying abroad.</li>
<li>76% are male and 23% are female</li>
<li>45% of students who are paying their own way are attending institutions located in Arab countries.</li>
<li>37% of scholarship students are in the USA</li>
<li>14% of scholarship students are in Canada</li>
<li>7% of scholarship students are in Australia</li>
<li>7% of scholarship students are in Egypt</li>
<li>5% of scholarship students are in Jordan</li>
<li>29% of students are enrolled in Business Administration</li>
<li>12% of students are enrolled in Engineering</li>
<li>11% in IT</li>
<li>6% in medical services<b> </b></li>
</ul>TestDEN.com traffic and our own internal surveys confirm the above trends.VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-31967489061133205862011-11-02T11:34:00.000-07:002011-11-17T13:47:19.906-08:00Canada Expands Permanent Residency Program for International StudentsPostnedia news reports that the Government of Canada will expand the Canada Experience Class to 7,000 people in 2012. The program allows international students studying in Canada to apply for permanent residency more quickly. Students will not be required to return to their home country to apply for permanent resident status.<br />
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This is a clever move that helps Canada recruit and retain highly skilled international students. So why is the number only 7,000 and not 70,000?<br />
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<a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/Government+expand+permanent+residency+program+students/5645341/story.html">Read the Postmedia article here</a>.VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-35532808540984212312011-10-20T10:36:00.000-07:002011-10-20T10:37:54.930-07:00USA Processes a Record Number of Travel Visas from China<div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The U.S. Mission to China adjudicated more than one million U.S. visas for Chinese students, tourists, and businesspeople during FY 2011, a 34 per cent increase from FY 2010, U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke recently announced in a </span><a href="http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/101311p.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">press release by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. This number consists of the contributions by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, as well as the U.S. Consulates in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenyang, and Chengdu, the press release points out.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ambassador Gary Locke commented on the US-China relationship:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><blockquote><div class="MsoNormal">“The U.S.-China relationship is profoundly important, and welcoming Chinese visitors to the United States strengthens our cultural and commercial ties. I am very pleased at the success we have had in significantly reducing wait times for visa appointments this year.”<span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div></blockquote><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">This is fantastic news and we hope that our Chinese guests will enjoy their visit to America.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span>VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-81895412083266808492010-12-16T10:46:00.000-08:002010-12-20T15:57:03.239-08:00TOEFL Serves 25 million Students Worldwide<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/TQphNqpcdII/AAAAAAAAAN4/tq04GMMdkXY/s1600/toefl.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 51px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/TQphNqpcdII/AAAAAAAAAN4/tq04GMMdkXY/s320/toefl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551356378101871746" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.toeflgoanywhere.org/enewsletter/december2010/exceed.html">Education Testing Service</a> (ETS), the administrators of the TOEFL test, announced that over 25 million students worldwide have used the test to "achieve their education goals." That means they have used the test to establish their English proficiency as part of their application process to schools in the United States and Canada.<br /><br />We confirm these numbers as TestDEN.com's traffic has been steadily growing over the past 12 months and we have had sky-high interest in our online practice course.VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-13745105333329602812010-11-29T09:53:00.001-08:002010-12-20T15:57:03.240-08:00Foreign Students Worth $18.8B to USA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/TPPzS7NpIRI/AAAAAAAAANw/JCAx043LmvQ/s1600/student%2Bcollage.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/TPPzS7NpIRI/AAAAAAAAANw/JCAx043LmvQ/s320/student%2Bcollage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545043072681320722" border="0" /></a><br />The<a href="http://www.nafsa.org/publicpolicy/default.aspx?id=23158"> 2009-2010 economic impact statement</a> from international education compiled by the National Association of International Educators (NAFSA) was released last week. The numbers are big. International students are worth a lot to the US economy, $18.8B conservatively using NAFSA's methodology.<br /><br />Here is how the total breaks down for the current academic year:<br /><br /><ul><li><span style="font-size:180%;">690,923</span> international students</li><li>Spent <span style="font-size:180%;">$13.1B</span> on tuition expenses</li><li>Spent<span style="font-size:180%;"> $12.5B</span> in living expenses</li><li>Received US student aid of $7.2B</li><li>and spent <span style="font-size:180%;">$448M</span> in dependents living expenses</li><li>NET CONTRIBUTION BY FOREIGN STUDENTS:<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> $18,776,000,000</span></span></li></ul>Facing a budget deficit of $1.42 trillion and a trade deficit of $375B, how soon before the Obama administration opens the education door wide open?VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-20204822117904088302010-11-22T16:11:00.000-08:002010-11-22T16:16:20.385-08:00ACT360 Moves to GastownACT360 is moving back to downtown Vancouver, BC, Canada. Our new address in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_Building">Dominion Building in Gastown</a>, effective December 1, 2010:<br /><br />Suite 1116<br />207 West Hastings Street<br />Vancouver, BC<br />V6B 1H7<br /><br />Love the 270 degree view!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/TOsHrA5qhqI/AAAAAAAAANo/Kuh6fKcfk20/s1600/ACT360%2BOffice%2BView.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/TOsHrA5qhqI/AAAAAAAAANo/Kuh6fKcfk20/s320/ACT360%2BOffice%2BView.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542532201967158946" border="0" /></a>VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-85684848606351482332010-09-13T16:51:00.000-07:002010-12-20T15:57:12.797-08:00Andy Krieger Teaches Arizona Teachers<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0" height="360" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="flashVars" value="omnitureAccountID=gpaper158&pageContentCategory=videonetwork&pageContentSubcategory=videonetwork&marketName=Phoenix&revSciSeg=J06575_10395|D08734_70033|D08734_70121|D08734_70176|D08734_70252|D08734_70293|D08734_70026|D08734_70028|D08734_70045|D08734_70054|J06575_10538|J06575_10557|J06575_50507|J06575_50558|J06575_50640|J06575_50709&revSciZip=null&revSciAge=null&revSciGender=null&division=Newspaper&SSTSCode=gci-az-phoenix.com/video/news_Video_prestream&videoId=591036313001&playerID=49625183001&playerKey=AQ%2E%2E,AAAABvZFMzE%2E,IXjx0MpOF0pugpuviAwD9l3_WMhvmNP7&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true"><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com"><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="omnitureAccountID=gpaper158&pageContentCategory=videonetwork&pageContentSubcategory=videonetwork&marketName=Phoenix&revSciSeg=J06575_10395|D08734_70033|D08734_70121|D08734_70176|D08734_70252|D08734_70293|D08734_70026|D08734_70028|D08734_70045|D08734_70054|J06575_10538|J06575_10557|J06575_50507|J06575_50558|J06575_50640|J06575_50709&revSciZip=null&revSciAge=null&revSciGender=null&division=Newspaper&SSTSCode=gci-az-phoenix.com/video/news_Video_prestream&videoId=591036313001&playerID=49625183001&playerKey=AQ%2E%2E,AAAABvZFMzE%2E,IXjx0MpOF0pugpuviAwD9l3_WMhvmNP7&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" allowscriptaccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" height="360" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />TestDEN accent expert Andy Krieger was in Arizona to train elementary school teachers. Here is a link to the coverage by the <a href="http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/2010/09/12/20100912foreign-teachers-accent-english.html">Arizona Republic</a>. The feedback from the teachers was gratifying:<br /><br /><blockquote>Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart because it's something wonderful and beautiful what he is doing to help us.</blockquote>- Margarita Drauden, teacher<br /><blockquote></blockquote>VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-51642508322040094822010-05-05T09:43:00.000-07:002010-12-20T15:57:20.728-08:00TestDEN TOEFL Challenge Launches on QQ Network<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/S-Gg93PCifI/AAAAAAAAANQ/6GNJPP4HWYw/s1600/33294041.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/S-Gg93PCifI/AAAAAAAAANQ/6GNJPP4HWYw/s320/33294041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467828407263988210" border="0" /></a><br />TestDEN's Free <a href="http://edu.qq.com/en/tpo.htm">TOEFL Practice China Challenge</a> launched today on the QQ/Tencent network in China. We are pleased to be working with QQ again in 2010, and we will have additional contests running through the summer of 2010 with QQ in China.VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-63057899915143878872010-04-07T13:48:00.000-07:002010-12-20T15:57:27.088-08:00Connect with Andy Krieger on QZone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/S8UIyvTD4UI/AAAAAAAAANI/xBGcJb0-4aU/s1600/qzone-logo.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 75px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/S8UIyvTD4UI/AAAAAAAAANI/xBGcJb0-4aU/s320/qzone-logo.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459779791039488322" border="0" /></a><br />Andy Krieger launches his Tencent QZone site to connect with young Chinese on China's most popular social media service. Find Coach K on the QQ network at:<br /><br />QQ: 909748335<br /> QQ空间: <a href="http://user.qzone.qq.com/909748335">http://user.qzone.qq.com/909748335 </a>VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-91612027797148255742010-04-03T06:15:00.000-07:002010-12-20T15:57:32.183-08:00Accent Reduction Bejing DVD Launch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/S8UFmrEgCII/AAAAAAAAANA/e3mIyAKF0Hs/s1600/andy-krieger-beijing.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 166px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/S8UFmrEgCII/AAAAAAAAANA/e3mIyAKF0Hs/s320/andy-krieger-beijing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459776285211363458" border="0" /></a><br />Andy Krieger spent the afternoon today at the Zhongguancun Book Building in Beijing to attend a book signing event. Andy gave a short talk explaining how the K Method helps young Chinese rapidly improve their speaking ability. A young, enthusiastic audience had the opportunity to see Coach K in action as he demonstrated his speaking techniques. Here is what one student had to say:<br /><br /><div></div><blockquote><div>Dear Andy,</div> <div> </div> <div>I am <span class="il">Neo</span>, the Chinese boy you've met at your speech in Zhongguancun Book Building several days ago. Here's something about myself. I am a senior student at USTB,the University of Science & Technology Beijing and majoring in MIS, Management Informationg System.<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div>While studying, I find it more and more important to conquer English because I have got to learn those more advanced knowledge from overseas like the great book "Thinking in Java" which is about computer programing.<br /><br /></div> <div>And what's more important I think, is that we Chinese should make our voice widely heard throughout the world. At least, I must use English to communicate with you and to e-mail you.<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div>To be frank, I've read some books about how to pronounce in the right way before which are written by Li Yang. It helped me with my oral Englich more or less. It's Li Yang who created the Crazy English to help Chinese people solve their accent problems and I don't know if you have heard about him before. He's very famous in China.<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div>However, I still learned a lot from your speech. I am deeply impressed by your patience, enthusiasm and mostly, your beautiful American accent. I appreciated it a lot you've taught me such a great lesson.<br /><br />And I have learned one thing from you that while speaking, one should speak as slowly as he or she can which can give him or her enough time to think and to put his or her tongue in the right position in order to pronounce right and besides, one should say 2 to 3 words at a time with the help of one hand, thus he or she could get a proper rhythm.<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div>All in all, thanks very much for your teaching and I hope you can enjoy this trip in China.</div> <div><br />Yours</div> <div>Sincerely</div> <div><span class="il">Neo</span></div></blockquote> Thanks to Mei at Chinese Renmin University Press for organizing a fantastic reception. Here are some links to Chinese media coverage of the launch:<br /><br /><a href="http://edu.qq.com/a/20100407/000195.htm">Tencent QQ</a><br /><br /><a href="http://learning.sohu.com/20100401/n271265697_2.shtml">Sohu</a><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_61e427710100htd7.html">Sina</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/edu/2010-04/06/content_13306507.htm">Xinhua</a>VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-28996522092854066992010-03-31T16:39:00.000-07:002010-12-20T15:57:39.044-08:00TestDEN Partners with Chinese Renmin University Press<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/S8UCIYb9NPI/AAAAAAAAAM4/i8RI9m4Ukx0/s1600/andy-krieger-dvd-china-web.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/S8UCIYb9NPI/AAAAAAAAAM4/i8RI9m4Ukx0/s320/andy-krieger-dvd-china-web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459772466278511858" border="0" /></a><br />TestDEN.com brings Andy Krieger's K-Method to China in partnership with <a href="http://www.crup.com.cn/Item/89920.aspx">Chinese Renmin University Press</a>. The K-Method DVD and Practice Guide have been translated into Chinese and localized for students in China. The package includes 30-day access to TestDEN's Online Speaking Course and retails for 168 RMB.VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-82019646930895861732010-03-02T13:18:00.001-08:002010-12-20T15:57:49.899-08:00TOEFL Practice Test Re-design<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/S42BTaET1LI/AAAAAAAAAMw/_uCqq5IOZ-8/s1600-h/free-toefl-2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/S42BTaET1LI/AAAAAAAAAMw/_uCqq5IOZ-8/s320/free-toefl-2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444149694975694002" border="0" /></a><br />TestDEN launches its new <a href="http://www.testden.com/challenge/free-toefl.asp">free TOEFL Practice test</a> interface. As usual, our marketing team is tinkering with various design elements and came up with a much friendlier landing page.VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-90813600030058725172010-01-29T22:33:00.000-08:002010-12-20T15:57:56.179-08:00TestDEN Spanish Site Launches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/S32UCDU3rGI/AAAAAAAAAMo/f7xq74ghaaA/s1600-h/testden-spanish.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/S32UCDU3rGI/AAAAAAAAAMo/f7xq74ghaaA/s320/testden-spanish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439666687906917474" border="0" /></a>TestDEN.com launched its Spanish version today in order to better server our customers in Central America, South America, and Spain. Visit the site at:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.testden.com/es/index.htm">http://www.testden.com/es/index.htm</a><br /><br />More languages are coming in March!VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-48589984198283539892010-01-05T15:51:00.000-08:002010-12-20T15:58:07.929-08:00English Slang Pronunciation Guide<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/S0PTMZ1jb9I/AAAAAAAAAMg/vxkp4C70sqQ/s1600-h/sickenglish.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 222px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/S0PTMZ1jb9I/AAAAAAAAAMg/vxkp4C70sqQ/s320/sickenglish.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423410586331606994" border="0" /></a>The <a href="http://www.testden.com/english-slang-pronunciation/">English Slang Pronunciation Guide</a> is now available to help English as a Second Language students sound more "American" when they speak English.<br /><br />The English Slang Pronunciation Guide is written for intermediate and advanced learners of English. If you have already passed your <a href="http://www.testden.com/toefl/info.htm">TOEFL test</a> or achieved a <a href="http://www.testden.com/toeic/info.htm">TOEIC</a><a href="http://www.testden.com/toeic/info.htm"></a> score of 680, then this slang resource is for you. When you are done with <a href="http://www.testden.com/toefl/english-grammar-for-students/index.html">English grammar</a> and formal <a href="http://www.testden.com/public-speaking/index.html">public speaking</a>, it's time to have some fun. Learn how Americans really speak at home, at the office, and at the shopping mall.<br /><br />Each entry contains a definition of the slang word, a funny video showing how the word is used, and the English text used in the video. Enjoy!<br /><br /><object height="265" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6QglDq4UGGQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6QglDq4UGGQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="265" width="320"></embed></object>VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-51287825741252232702009-11-30T12:04:00.000-08:002010-12-20T15:58:26.957-08:00Google Search and Translate features now on TestDEN.com<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/SxQoVpEPoGI/AAAAAAAAAMM/hGwdHdWU_Qk/s1600/new-testden-home.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 162px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/SxQoVpEPoGI/AAAAAAAAAMM/hGwdHdWU_Qk/s320/new-testden-home.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409993404644827234" border="0" /></a>With over 200 pages of new ESL and TOEFL content with more to come in 2010, it's time we added a search feature to improve usability for our students.<br /><br />Check out the new Google custom search bar we added to the top of each page. This is the same Google technology that is being used in the main Google search engine. Love how fast it is!<br /><br />The second feature we added today is the Google Translate widget. For <a href="http://www.testden.com/toefl/index.htm">TOEFL</a>, <a href="http://www.testden.com/toeic/index.htm">TOEIC</a>, and <a href="http://www.testden.com/accent-reduction/index.htm">accent reduction</a> product pages, our global visitors can now select a language for automatic page translation. We agree that Google Translate isn't perfect, but it's useful for learning about what TestDEN has to offer ESL students that visit our site.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/SxQoBNrewfI/AAAAAAAAAME/4Av37OowRqM/s1600/new-toefl-home.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 129px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/SxQoBNrewfI/AAAAAAAAAME/4Av37OowRqM/s320/new-toefl-home.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409993053695820274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">TOEFL home page in Spanish</span> </span></div><br />Let us know what you think.VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-85048297505986371102009-11-20T17:49:00.001-08:002010-12-20T15:59:20.631-08:00TOEFL English Grammar GuideTestDEN's new TOEFL <a href="http://www.testden.com/toefl/english-grammar-for-students/index.html">English Grammar Guide for Students</a> is now live. The Grammar Guide provides a complete guide to English grammar for students.VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-21394948414722070332009-11-06T11:12:00.000-08:002010-12-20T15:59:20.632-08:00More TOEFL Resources<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/SvR3YtW3wFI/AAAAAAAAAL8/Ix8XSUxqux8/s1600-h/testden-home.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 168px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/SvR3YtW3wFI/AAAAAAAAAL8/Ix8XSUxqux8/s320/testden-home.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401073119500157010" border="0" /></a><br />In addition to the <a href="http://www.testden.com/toefl/info.htm">TOEFL guide</a> that we launched last month, we have just uploaded a new set of questions to help students prepare for the TOEFL test. These free resources are now available at TestDEN.com<br /><br />They include:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.testden.com/toefl/test/index.htm">TOEFL IBT</a> is a collection of questions showing what the TOEFL IBT test looks like<br /><br /><a href="http://www.testden.com/toefl/grammar/index.html">TOEFL Grammar</a> is a collection of listening and reading questions.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.testden.com/toefl/speaking-and-writing/index.htm">TOEFL Speaking and Writing</a> shows you what the speaking and writing sections look like.<br /><br /><br />TestDEN.com will be adding additional TOEFL resources in the coming months! Subscribe to this blog by clicking the "RSS" button on the right.VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-75562468587405218732009-10-26T15:27:00.000-07:002010-12-20T15:59:20.633-08:00TOEIC Test Guide<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.testden.com/toeic/index.htm"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.testden.com/web/testden_toeic_200x200.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>The <a href="http://www.testden.com/toeic/info.htm">TOEIC Test Guide</a> is now available on the TestDEN.com website. The TOEIC Test Guide is a well-organized resource for students intending to take the TOEIC test in the next three to six months. The TOEIC Guide offers information about <a href="http://www.testden.com/toeic/score.htm">TOEIC scores</a>, <a href="http://www.testden.com/toeic/preparation.htm">TOEIC preparation</a>, and even provides sample <a href="http://www.testden.com/toeic/questions.htm">TOEIC questions</a>.<br /><br />Visit the TOEIC Test Guide at:<br /><a href="http://www.testden.com/toeic/info.htm">http://www.testden.com/toeic/info.htm</a>VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-75848142719000518052009-10-12T10:01:00.000-07:002010-12-20T15:59:20.634-08:00TOEFL Test Guide Now Available<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.testden.com/toefl/"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 280px;" src="http://www.testden.com/web/testden_toefl_336x280.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>The <a href="http://www.testden.com/toefl/info.htm">TOEFL Test Guide</a> is now available for free to all students planning to take the TOEFL test in the next four months. The TOEFL Test Guide is an excellent starting place to learn about the TOEFL exam so students can prepare their study plan.<br /><br />The TOEFL Guide contains information about the test, how to <a href="http://www.testden.com/toefl/registration.htm">register</a>, how the<a href="http://www.testden.com/toefl/score.htm"> scores</a> work, and we even provide free samples of <a href="http://www.testden.com/toefl/questions.htm">TOEFL questions</a>.<br /><br />Visit the TOEFL guide at:<br /><a href="http://www.testden.com/toefl/info.htm">http://www.testden.com/toefl/info.htm</a>VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-47321919948357211332009-09-14T11:05:00.000-07:002010-12-20T15:48:48.667-08:00ACTDEN Powerpoint Tutorial Review<a href="http://www.edgalaxy.com/storage/Banner-2009-A.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.edgalaxy.com/storage/Banner-2009-A.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 106px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 327px;" /></a>Kevin Cummins is an e-learning coach based in Victoria, Australia and runs the<a href="http://www.edgalaxy.com/"> Edgalaxy blog</a> for nerdy teachers at www.edgalaxy.com<br />
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He recently reviewed the ACTDEN.com Powerpoint tutorials and had this to say:<br />
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<blockquote><a href="http://www.actden.com/pp2007/index.htm">Powerpoint in the classroom</a> is a great site to teach you some of the more advanced and cool tricks tucked away inside PowerPoint that we often overlook. with simple to follow visual tutorials that will catch you students attention and give them plenty of new tools and ideas to present and create their ideas.</blockquote>Read the full review here at the <a href="http://www.edgalaxy.com/journal/2009/9/13/using-powerpoint-in-the-classroom.html">Edgalaxy blog</a>.VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-66104585149972804832009-09-11T11:02:00.000-07:002010-12-20T15:53:43.950-08:00New Video for TestDEN Academic Partners<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.testden.com/partner/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 142px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4_b2E_wsmBM/SqqRLgSDRhI/AAAAAAAAAL0/y5fYlABvuzU/s200/FirstFrame.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380272331677713938" border="0" /></a>Our new information video for Academic Partners is now available at the TestDEN <a href="http://www.testden.com/partner/">Academic Partner</a> home page. This short video is a great resource to help private schools and language institutes understand how TestDEN's online TOEFL and placement testing services can improve service and lower costs.<br /><br />Check out the video and let us know what you think!<br /><br />If you are a language school or university institute offering English programs, contact TestDEN.com now for a free demonstration:<br /><br />Vincent Wong<br />E-mail: comment@testden.com<br />Skype: vincent.wong360<br />Direct: (604) 270-3656<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.testden.com/partner/par.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 184px;" src="http://www.testden.com/partner/par.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-45715958146082218252009-08-31T16:26:00.001-07:002010-12-20T15:59:53.718-08:00New TestDEN Videos on YoutubeOur summer student has been hard at work producing new videos that show the features of TestDEN online programs. This video gives a detailed overview of what's in the <b>TestDEN Test Prep for TOEFL</b> online course.<br /><br /><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bQ5MilL4WKk&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bQ5MilL4WKk&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><br />This one shows what <b>TestDEN Test Prep for TOEIC</b> looks like:<br /><br /><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/H6ajjUqZCaA&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/H6ajjUqZCaA&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object>VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-37365004620392388492009-08-12T11:29:00.000-07:002010-12-20T15:59:40.505-08:00Two billion English students worldwideJay Walker is a successful American entrepreneur and in the below video, he gives a thought-provoking lecture on the English mania overtaking the world. The photos of thousands of Chinese students rehearsing their sentences are amazing.<br /><br /><object height="292" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/JayWalker_2009-embed_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/JayWalker-2009.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=554"><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/JayWalker_2009-embed_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/JayWalker-2009.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=554" height="292" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br />The really compelling message of Mr. Walker's speech is that English has become the world's second language. As he says in his video:<br /><br /><blockquote>"English is the world's second language. Your native language is your life. But with English, you become part of a wider conversation. A global conversation about global problems...Like the harnessing of electricity in our cities, or the fall of the Berlin Wall, English represents hope for a better future."</blockquote>This idea is behind everything we do on <a href="http://www.testden.com/">TestDEN.com</a>.VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18661626.post-2395536219085867962009-08-06T12:12:00.000-07:002010-12-20T16:00:20.686-08:00LMS Market Grows to $817m in 2009<a href="http://joshbersin.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/modernld583w.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://joshbersin.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/modernld583w.gif" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 266px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 389px;" /></a><br />
According to Josh Bersin, principal and founder of Bersin and Associates, organizations will spend $817m on Learning Management System (LMS) software in 2009. You can read his insights in <a href="http://www.bersin.com/uploadedFiles/Bersin/Website_%28Pages%29/News_and_Events/Bersin_in_the_Press/JoshBersinBP_Aug09_CLO_LR.pdf#page=2">PDF format here</a> in the August edition of Chief Learning Officer.<br />
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This shows impressive growth from $380m in 2004 to $754m in 2008. Even with the global recession hitting hard, companies and organizations are still investing in e-learning infrastructure.<br />
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TestDEN.com is aggressively going after this market with a hosted solution aimed squarely at small and mid-sized organizations. Watch for our new marketing initiatives in September to promote the <a href="http://www.testden.com/partner">TestDEN Academic Partner</a> program.VWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860559420603077950noreply@blogger.com0