What is the difference between the Test of Spoken English (TSE) and the SPEAK® Test?
The Test of Spoken English is given by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in connection with the TOEFL Test at selected sites around the world. The TSE costs $125. ETS reports TSE scores to institutions after about about 30 days. The SPEAK® Test is given on the UT campus. There is no cost to the student. The scores are reported orally to the department within a week of the official test date and in writing to the student and the department within the next few weeks. There is no substantive difference between the tests. The question types and score levels are the same. UT accepts TSE scores in place of SPEAK scores. — back to the top — back to the SPEAK® Test page — • I get nervous when I speak to a machine. What can I do? For many people, it is admittedly unnerving to speak into a microphone. It may help you to remember that you are really talking to a friendly and interested person who is listening to what you have to say. Imagine that you are talking to one of the persons in yo
