{"id":3819,"date":"2016-08-23T14:13:57","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T21:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/?p=3819"},"modified":"2020-12-10T13:42:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:42:57","slug":"eiken-vs-toefl-eiken-lectures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/eiken-vs-toefl-eiken-lectures\/","title":{"rendered":"Eiken vs. TOEFL: Lectures"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Eiken exam<\/a> is one of several TOEFL alternatives<\/a>, accepted by some American universities. In Japan, Eiken scores are also needed for some jobs.<\/p>\n

Eiken vs. TOEFL: Structure of the Lectures<\/h2>\n

The Step 1 Eiken is the advanced English version of the exam, commonly requested by employers and schools. The lectures on this version of the test are fairly unique. Step 1 Eiken lectures have a distinctly different structure than the lectures in TOEFL Listening.<\/p>\n

Eiken Listening lectures are much shorter than TOEFL lectures. While a lecture in the TOEFL Listening Section is 4-5 minutes long, an Eiken lecture lasts between 90 seconds to two minutes.<\/p>\n

This shorter structure is more predictable than the structure of a TOEFL lecture. A TOEFL lecture can be “read” like a complete academic essay<\/a>, with multiple points and opening and closing thoughts. In contrast, an Eiken lecture is the equivalent of a two paragraph excerpt form a longer essay. The first “paragraph” of an Eiken lecture will give background information an academic topic. The second “paragraph” will look at the opinions and analysis of experts who have studied the topic.<\/p>\n

The set of questions that follow an Eiken lecture are shorter too — just two questions per lecture. Additionally, there is a smaller range of question types. There are several different TOEFL Listening question types<\/a>, but there are really only two types of Listening questions for Eiken lectures. The first question will always be a detail question, asking about a specific factual detail from the lecture. The second question will always be about the author’s attitude or apparent beliefs.<\/p>\n

Eiken vs. TOEFL: Quality of Speech in the Lectures<\/h2>\n

The delivery of lectures in the TOEFL is slower-paced than most real professor’s lectures. And the acting isn’t exactly Oscar-worthy — it’s not the same as hearing a 100% realistic performance in a movie or in real life. Still, ETS’s\u00a0goal\u00a0with TOEFL Listening is to present a lecture similar to what you might hear on a campus.<\/p>\n

In contrast, Eiken lectures don’t aim for realistic classroom speech at all. An Eiken lecture transcript looks exactly like a piece of academic writing, with the longer sentences and more complex vocabulary that you don’t normally find in speech. The lecture itself sounds like an audio book of a nonfiction piece of writing, or like a radio announcer’s reading of a pre-written news story.<\/p>\n

Eiken vs. TOEFL: Which Lectures are Easier?<\/h2>\n

If you’re considering the Eiken as an alternative to the TOEFL, you may wonder which one will be easier for you. There’s no obvious answer. The Eiken lectures may be shorter, but the language is more complex. And the kinds of tricky false answers you see in the multiple choice selection are also different between the two tests. To feel out which test has easier lectures, you should go through lectures and question sets on both exams. In my next two posts on this subject, I’ll show you two mock Eiken lectures and two mock Eiken question sets. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Eiken exam is one of several TOEFL alternatives, accepted by some American universities. In Japan, Eiken scores are also needed for some jobs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13598],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[13630],"class_list":["post-3819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-toefl-vs-other-tests"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nEiken vs. TOEFL: Lectures - Magoosh Blog \u2013 TOEFL\u00ae\ufe0f Test<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Eiken exam is one of several TOEFL alternatives, accepted by some American universities. In Japan, Eiken scores are also needed for some jobs.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/eiken-vs-toefl-eiken-lectures\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Eiken vs. TOEFL: Lectures\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Eiken exam is one of several TOEFL alternatives, accepted by some American universities. In Japan, Eiken scores are also needed for some jobs.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/eiken-vs-toefl-eiken-lectures\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Magoosh Blog \u2013 TOEFL\u00ae\ufe0f Test\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/MagooshTOEFL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MagooshEnglishLearning\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-08-23T21:13:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-12-10T21:42:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/files\/2016\/09\/Facebook-SEO-Default.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"628\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"David Recine\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@MagooshTOEFL\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@MagooshTOEFL\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"David Recine\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/eiken-vs-toefl-eiken-lectures\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/eiken-vs-toefl-eiken-lectures\/\",\"name\":\"Eiken vs. TOEFL: Lectures - Magoosh Blog \u2013 TOEFL\u00ae\ufe0f Test\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-08-23T21:13:57+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/#\/schema\/person\/fa2be5405a605e37f4199c90e2236768\"},\"description\":\"The Eiken exam is one of several TOEFL alternatives, accepted by some American universities. In Japan, Eiken scores are also needed for some jobs.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/eiken-vs-toefl-eiken-lectures\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/eiken-vs-toefl-eiken-lectures\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/eiken-vs-toefl-eiken-lectures\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Eiken vs. TOEFL: Lectures\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/\",\"name\":\"Magoosh Blog \u2013 TOEFL\u00ae\ufe0f Test\",\"description\":\"Online TOEFL Preparation\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/#\/schema\/person\/fa2be5405a605e37f4199c90e2236768\",\"name\":\"David Recine\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/de262e64bb4e3e488753d8c58ff3cc70\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b70c17ee6f3ef87dc4cc5dbdebda911d6dd30dfe15845e4b1d459a3e1b33ef98?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b70c17ee6f3ef87dc4cc5dbdebda911d6dd30dfe15845e4b1d459a3e1b33ef98?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"David Recine\"},\"description\":\"David is a Test Prep Expert for Magoosh TOEFL and IELTS. Additionally, he's helped students with TOEIC, PET, FCE, BULATS, Eiken, SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT. David has a BS and MA from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and an MA from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MagooshEnglishLearning\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/david-recine\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCra3KQoJlOP7RYwaCyH2qew\"],\"knowsAbout\":[\"TOEFL\",\"IELTS\",\"TOEIC\",\"PET\",\"FCE\",\"BULATS\",\"Eiken\",\"SAT\",\"ACT\",\"GRE\",\"GMAT\"],\"knowsLanguage\":[\"English\",\"Italian\"],\"jobTitle\":\"Content Creator\",\"worksFor\":\"Magoosh\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/author\/davidr\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Eiken vs. TOEFL: Lectures - Magoosh Blog \u2013 TOEFL\u00ae\ufe0f Test","description":"The Eiken exam is one of several TOEFL alternatives, accepted by some American universities. In Japan, Eiken scores are also needed for some jobs.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/eiken-vs-toefl-eiken-lectures\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Eiken vs. TOEFL: Lectures","og_description":"The Eiken exam is one of several TOEFL alternatives, accepted by some American universities. In Japan, Eiken scores are also needed for some jobs.","og_url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/eiken-vs-toefl-eiken-lectures\/","og_site_name":"Magoosh Blog \u2013 TOEFL\u00ae\ufe0f Test","article_publisher":"https:\/\/facebook.com\/MagooshTOEFL","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MagooshEnglishLearning","article_published_time":"2016-08-23T21:13:57+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-12-10T21:42:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":628,"url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/files\/2016\/09\/Facebook-SEO-Default.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"David Recine","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@MagooshTOEFL","twitter_site":"@MagooshTOEFL","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"David Recine","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/eiken-vs-toefl-eiken-lectures\/","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/eiken-vs-toefl-eiken-lectures\/","name":"Eiken vs. TOEFL: Lectures - Magoosh Blog \u2013 TOEFL\u00ae\ufe0f Test","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-08-23T21:13:57+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/#\/schema\/person\/fa2be5405a605e37f4199c90e2236768"},"description":"The Eiken exam is one of several TOEFL alternatives, accepted by some American universities. In Japan, Eiken scores are also needed for some jobs.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/eiken-vs-toefl-eiken-lectures\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/eiken-vs-toefl-eiken-lectures\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/eiken-vs-toefl-eiken-lectures\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Eiken vs. TOEFL: Lectures"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/#website","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/","name":"Magoosh Blog \u2013 TOEFL\u00ae\ufe0f Test","description":"Online TOEFL Preparation","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/#\/schema\/person\/fa2be5405a605e37f4199c90e2236768","name":"David Recine","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/de262e64bb4e3e488753d8c58ff3cc70","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b70c17ee6f3ef87dc4cc5dbdebda911d6dd30dfe15845e4b1d459a3e1b33ef98?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b70c17ee6f3ef87dc4cc5dbdebda911d6dd30dfe15845e4b1d459a3e1b33ef98?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"David Recine"},"description":"David is a Test Prep Expert for Magoosh TOEFL and IELTS. Additionally, he's helped students with TOEIC, PET, FCE, BULATS, Eiken, SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT. David has a BS and MA from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and an MA from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MagooshEnglishLearning","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/david-recine\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCra3KQoJlOP7RYwaCyH2qew"],"knowsAbout":["TOEFL","IELTS","TOEIC","PET","FCE","BULATS","Eiken","SAT","ACT","GRE","GMAT"],"knowsLanguage":["English","Italian"],"jobTitle":"Content Creator","worksFor":"Magoosh","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/author\/davidr\/"}]}},"authors":[{"term_id":13630,"user_id":80,"is_guest":0,"slug":"davidr","display_name":"David Recine","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b70c17ee6f3ef87dc4cc5dbdebda911d6dd30dfe15845e4b1d459a3e1b33ef98?s=96&d=mm&r=g","user_url":"","last_name":"Recine","first_name":"David","description":"David is a Test Prep Expert for Magoosh TOEFL and IELTS. Additionally, he's helped students with TOEIC, PET, FCE, BULATS, Eiken, SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT.\r\n\r\nDavid has a BS from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and an MA from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. His work at Magoosh has been cited in<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C50&q=Recine+magoosh&btnG=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> many scholarly articles<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/minds.wisconsin.edu\/handle\/1793\/65479\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> his Master's Thesis<\/a> is featured on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingwithpictures.org\/2013\/09\/research-highlight-teaching-english-language-learners-with-comics\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Reading with Pictures<\/a> website, and he's presented at the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.witesol.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/2014-WITESOL-Program-FINAL-10-28-14.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> WITESOL (link to PDF)<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/interoff\/docs\/nafsaregionv_2014conference\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> NAFSA<\/a> conferences. David has taught K-12 ESL in South Korea as well as undergraduate English and MBA-level business English at American universities. He has also trained English teachers in America, Italy, and Peru.\r\n\r\nCome join David and the Magoosh team on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCra3KQoJlOP7RYwaCyH2qew\"> Youtube<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MagooshEnglishLearning\"> Facebook<\/a>, and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/magooshenglish\/?hl=en\"> Instagram<\/a>, or connect with him via<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/david-recine\/\"> LinkedIn<\/a>!"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3819\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3819"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=3819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}