TOEFL: TEST OF ENGLISH AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE
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More than 6,000 institutions and agencies in 110 countries rely on TOEFL scores to select students with the English skills needed to succeed.
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In India, one has to now take the internet based TOEFL examination (iBT) only
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At Creative Trainers our training is spread over 25 sessions of 90 minutes each.
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• The new iBT is scored from (0 to 30) marks for each of the four sections viz. Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking. The total score would thus be from (0 – 120). The validity of a TOEFL score is for 2 years.
What are the main features of the new TOEFL iBT?
It tests all four language skills that are important for effective communication: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. THE TOFEL iBT emphasizes the student’s ability to use English effectively in academic settings.
Some tasks require test takers to combine more than one skill. To succeed academically in English-speaking colleges and universities, students need to be able to combine their language skills in the classroom. Integrated questions, or “tasks” in the new test help learners build the confidence needed to communicate in the academic environments they plan to enter. The new integrated tasks ask test takers to
- Read, listen and then speak in response to a question
- Listen and then speak in response to a question
- Read, listen and then write in response to a question
The new TOFEL test includes a speaking section. This section includes six tasks, and test takers wear headphones and speak into a microphone when they respond.
The writing section has been expanded. The new test requires test takers to type a response to material they have heard and read, and to compose an essay in support of an opinion.
The new test is about 4 hours long. All test sections will be completed in one day, so there is no need to travel to the test center twice.
FORMAT of the TOFEL iBT
The new TOFEL iBT consists of four sections: Reading, listening, Speaking, and Writing. All sections are taken on the same day, and the entire test is about four hours long.
The following chart shows the range of questions and the timing for each section. The time limit for each section varies according to the number of questions.
THE NEW TEST FORMAT |
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Test Section |
Number of Questions |
Timing |
Reading |
3-5 Passages, 12-14 questions each |
60-100 minutes |
Listening |
4-6 Lectures, 6 questions each |
60-90 minutes |
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Speaking |
6 Tasks: 2 independent and 4 integrated |
20 minutes |
Writing |
1 Integrated task |
20 minutes |
1 Integrated task |
30 minutes |
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For comprehensive information and online registration, log on to www.toefl.org