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Why TOEFL
The main reason behind TOEFL is that you can complete your Education in English
successfully.
The TOEFL is now only available as a computer-adaptive test. This is how it
works: instead of having a pre-determined mixture of easy, medium, and hard
questions, the computer will select questions for you based on how well you are
doing. The first question will be of medium difficulty; if you get it right, the
second question will be selected from a large group of questions that are a
little harder; if you get the first question wrong, the second will be a little
easier. The result is that the test automatically adjusts to your skill level.
But the Reading Comprenhson is not computer adaptive. The Tough questions have
more credit than easier ones.
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- TOEFL score is valid for two years.
- You can take TOEFL once in a month.
- 213(CBT) is equivalent to 550(Paper based) and 250 to 600.
- You can request paper for writing section, but it may delay your score
report.
- TOEFL may not be required by students of those countries whose native
language is English .
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CBT Structure and Scoring |
| Section |
Questions |
Duration |
| Listening |
30/49 |
15/25 |
| Structure |
20 |
15 |
| Reading |
44 |
70 |
| Writing |
1 essay |
30 |
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New TOEFL
Internet-based Testing (iBT)
The new TOEFL test will be delivered via the Internet. Internet-based testing
(iBT) allows ETS to capture speech and score responses in a standardized and
fair manner. It will also make it possible to greatly expand test center access.
Timeline
ETS is committed to a successful transition worldwide. In order to maintain test
and score integrity and ensure a quality administration for test takers, ETS
will introduce the new test in phases.
The test will first be administered in the United States on September 24,
2005. On October 22, the TOEFL iBT test will begin in Canada, France, Germany
and Italy. The test will be introduced in the rest of the world in 2006. A
complete schedule will be available by November 1, 2005. See the TOEFL iBT
timeline for more
details. A list of
frequently asked questions about the phased rollout is available.
ETS will continue to administer the current computer-based and paper-based
versions of the test until the new Internet-based test is implemented.
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