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TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
TOEFL® Internet-based Testing Overview
What Is the TOEFL Test?
The Test of English as a Foreign Language™ (TOEFL®) measures the ability of
nonnative speakers of English to use and understand English as it is spoken,
written, and heard in college and university settings.
The TOEFL test is offered in different formats depending on a test taker's
location.
The Internet-based TOEFL Test
The TOEFL Internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT) tests all four language skills that
are important for effective communication: speaking, listening, reading, and
writing. The test helps students demonstrate that they have the English skills
needed for success.
What Is the Benefit of An Internet-based Test?
TOEFL iBT emphasizes integrated skills and provides better information to
institutions about students' ability to communicate in an academic setting and
their readiness for academic coursework. With Internet-based testing, ETS can
capture speech and score responses in a standardized manner.
Online registration and online score reporting make it easier for students to
register for TOEFL iBT and receive their test scores.
How Can I Learn More About TOEFL iBT?
Why Take the TOEFL Test?
Most people take the TOEFL test as a prerequisite for admission into colleges
and universities where English is used or required. In addition, many
government, licensing, and certification agencies and exchange and scholarship
programs use TOEFL scores to evaluate the English proficiency of people for whom
English is not their native language.
Who Should Take the TOEFL Test?
Nonnative English speakers at the 11th-grade level or above should take the
TOEFL test to provide evidence of their English proficiency before beginning
academic work. The test content is considered too difficult for students below
11th grade.
Many institutions report that they frequently do not require
TOEFL test scores of certain kinds of international applicants. These include
- nonnative speakers who hold degrees or diplomas from postsecondary
institutions in English-speaking countries (e.g., the United States, Canada,
England, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand)
- nonnative speakers who have successfully completed at least a two-year
course of study in which English was the language of instruction
- transfer students from institutions in the United States or Canada whose
academic course work was favorably evaluated in relation to its demands and
duration.
- nonnative speakers who have taken the TOEFL test within the past two years
- nonnative speakers who have successfully pursued academic work at schools
where English was the language of instruction in an English-speaking country
for a specified period, generally two years.
Students should contact their prospective institutions directly concerning
their specific admission requirements.
Where Can People Take the Test?
TOEFL iBT is taken via the Internet at ETS-certified
test centers. This makes it possible to greatly expand the number of
locations where the test can be taken.
Who Accepts TOEFL Scores?
More than 6,000 colleges, universities, and licensing agencies in 110
countries accept TOEFL scores.
See a list
of these institutions (PDF).
TOEFL Test Contents
The TOEFL® Internet-based test emphasizes
integrated skills and measures all four language skills, including speaking. The
content on the test is authentic, and the language is consistent with that used
in everyday, real academic settings.
The test has four sections
Reading measures the ability to understand academic reading matter.
Listening measures the ability to understand English as it is used in colleges
and universities.
Speaking measures the ability to speak English.
Writing measures the ability to write in a way that is appropriate for college
and university course work.
Test content is based on a “corpus,” or database,
of spoken and written language that currently contains more than 2.7 million
words, collected from educational institutions throughout the United States.
The spoken language in the database was collected from
lectures and interactive classes
labs
office hours
study groups
everyday service interactions (for example, at the bookstore or registrar's
office).
The written language was collected from sources,
such as textbooks and course materials.
Listening and reading texts in the test conform to the characteristics of the
language in the database.
TOEFL Test Fees (for Surabaya)
The TOEFL test is offered in Internet-Based Testing
(iBT) format at an authorized ETS test center in your chosen location. The TOEFL
iBT test fee is US$140. See Testing and Service Fees for information about
payment policies.
You must bring the proper identification (ID) documents with you on test day.
Without the required documents, you may not be admitted to the test, and your
test fee will be forfeited. See identification requirements for TOEFL iBT for
specific information.
for more information see
ETS.org
Schedule for TOEFL courses at Cornell Education
Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 18.00 to 20.00 (2
hours).
Course will start at 11 September 2006 for 25 times
or when a student is ready to take the test.
General English
will include reading, listening, speaking and
writing activities at general English use for everyday life.
This course is for Junior High School (SLTP),
Senior High School (SMU), universities students and general public.
Schedule for General English courses at Cornell
Education
Class A
Monday and Thursday from 16.30 to 17.00 (1.5 hours)
Class B
Tuesday and Friday from 16.30 to 17.00 (1.5 hours)
Class C (weekend class)
Saturday and Sunday from 16.30 to 17.00 (1.5 hours)
Course will start at 11 September 2006 for 20
times.
Contact Cornell Education now to book your
place.
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