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Test of English as a foreign language popularly known as TOEFL and pronounced as “toe-full ” is an international check that assesses an individual’s proficiency in English language. It is one of the most widely accepted English language tests in the world. Unlike tests like GRE and GMAT, TOEFL not only tests your vocabulary but also your skills in reading , listening and understanding, speaking and writing in English.
TOEFL is a pre-requisite for non-native English speakers for their admission in to international English speaking colleges and universities. Additionally, institutions such as government agencies, licensing bodies, businesses, or scholarship programs may
require this check.
The check was first administered in 1964 and has since been taken by over 23 million students. The TOEFL check is a registered trademark of Educational Testing Service (ETS). The TOEFL Committee of Examiners consists of 12 specialists in linguistics, language testing, teaching or research. Its main responsibility is to advise on TOEFL check content. The committee helps make sure the check is a valid measure of English language proficiency reflecting current trends and methodologies.
What makes TOEFL stand out from remainder of the exams is that it is the most widely accepted English language testing examination in the world. It is accepted in over 6000 institutions in 110 countries which includes a number of the top rated universities in the world. Also the whole check gets over on the same day which helps the check taker save time and travel costs. In case you require to improve your score you could always retake the check after 7 days. The institutions always looks at the latest score. A TOEFL score is valid only for 2years after which it is removed from the database.
TOEFL paper based check (PBT) TEST STRUCTURE Listening comprehension 50 questions 30-40 minutes Structure and written expression 40 questions 25 minutes Reading comprehension 50 questions 55 minutes Check of Written English 1 topic 30 minutes
The listening section consists of 3-4 mini talks, 60-90 seconds long with 3-5 questions each, 2-3 extended conversations, 60-90 seconds long with 3 to 5 questions each, and 30-40 dialogues, 5-15 seconds long with 1 query each.
The reading section consists of 5 passages from academic texts mostly undergraduate standard, 250-350 words each, with 10 questions per passage.
In the Check of Written English, check takers write an essay stating, explaining and supporting their view on an issue.
SCORES
Scores for the listening and structure sections range from 31-68. For reading, the range is 31-67. The average of the three scores is taken and multiplied by 10, to give a total score of between 310 and 677.
The Check of Written English is scored separately. The essay is independently rated by three assessors, and the average of the three scores is taken. An essay can score between 0 and 6, although 0 is only given if the paper is blank, the essay is in a different language, or the wrong query has been answered.
TOEFL net based check (iBT) TEST STRUCTURE Reading 36-70 questions 60-100 minutes Listening 34-51 questions 60-90 minutes Speaking 6 tasks 20 minutes Writing 2 tasks 50 minutes READING
The reading section consists of 3 to 5 passages from academic texts, each about 700 words long, with 12-14 questions for each passage. There is a glossary with definitions of key words. Query types include understanding the content of the text and the author’s intent, concluding ideas from the text, paraphrasing and understanding the relationship between facts and ideas in different parts of the passage by sorting information in to a section chart or summary.
LISTENING
The listening section consists of 4-6 lectures of 3-5 minutes, with 6 questions per lecture, and 2-3 conversations of 3 minutes, with 5 questions each. Query types include listening for basic comprehension, recognising the speaker’s attitude, degree of certainty, function or purpose, recognising the organisation of information and understanding relationships between ideas, making inferences and drawing conclusions, making connections, recognising topic changes, examples, digressions, aside statements, introductions and conclusions.
SPEAKING
The speaking section consists of 6 tasks. In the first task, the check taker must express and defend a personal choice from a given section. In the second task, the check taker must defend a personal choice between three contrasting behaviours or courses of action. 15 seconds is allowed to prepare the response, and 45 seconds to deliver it.
Tasks 3 to 6 are integrated. 30 seconds is allowed to prepare the response, and one minute to deliver it. Tasks 3 and 4 involve reading a passage, listening to a passage which comments on issues in the reading, and then summarising the speaker’s opinion, or relating important information from both the reading and listening passages.
Task 5 involves listening to a passage and then showing understanding of a controversy expressed, or giving an opinion about how to solve the issue. Task 6 involves listening to a lecture and then summarising it or showing how examples relate to the general topic.
WRITING
The writing section consists of 2 tasks. The first task (30 minutes) is integrated. Check takers read a short text and then listen to someone speaking about the same topic but from a different point of view. They then write a summary of important points from the listening passage, and show how they relate to the reading passage, in a suggested length of 150-225 words.
For the second task (20 minutes), check takers write an essay, stating, explaining and supporting their view on an issue, in a maximum of 300 words.
SCORE
Each section is scored from 0-30, giving a total score of between 0 and 120.
TOEFL computer based check (CBT) TEST STRUCTURE Listening 30-50 questions 40-60 minutes Structure 20-25 questions 15-20 minutes Reading 44-55 questions 70-90 minutes Writing 1 topic 30 minutes
The listening and structure sections are computer adaptive, which means that the level of difficulty of a query is based on the check taker’s response to the earlier one. The listening section consists of 11-17 dialogues with 1 query each, 2-3 short conversations, up to a minute long with 2 or 3 questions each, and 4-6 mini-lectures and discussions, up to 2 minutes long with 3-6 questions each.
The reading section consists of 4-5 passages from academic texts, 250-350 words each with 11 questions per passage.
The writing section consists of an essay where check takers state, describe and support their view on an issue.
SCORE
Scores for each section range from 0-30. (Structure and writing are combined). The average of the 3 scores is then taken and multiplied by 10, to give a total score of between 0 and 300.
Some additional tips to do well for your TOEFL examination:
In case you are a person with slow rate of reading, do not waste time by reading the whole passage. In lieu try reading the first sentence of every paragraph and then read the query and find the answer from the passage.
Developing lovely writing pace helps in the listening section. It helps you write down the exact lines of the lecture and thus enabling you to score high in the listening section. This also helps people with poor concentration in listening.
Speaking sections are usually thought about hard taking in to consideration the time limit to speak on a subject given to you out of the blue. You could always practice speaking on simple topics such as your hobby, favourite book or film etc. Also for the case where you require to make a choice it is always better to open your speech by stating your choice first and then the reasons for choosing that choice.
Writing section is comparatively more relaxing as you get more time to think. Always divide your essay in to paragraphs. It is always lovely to have an introduction, a body and a proper conclusion. Always stick to the topic and give valid points than being vague. A short but valid essay gives more impression than a long vague one. Try not to exceed the word limit. Seldom make grammatical or spelling mistakes. In cases of doubt use simple short sentences and replace the words for which you don’t know the right spelling.
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