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Ways to Prepare for the TOEFL   Professional TOEFL Instruction Students in need of high TOEFL scores must rigorously prepare for the assessment. The time and money invested in professional TOEFL instruction are not insignificant, but TOEFL prep ultimately requires far less of both than the remedial English courses usually expected of students with low scores, and low-scoring students are often denied university admission altogether. TOEFL instruction is generally offered either in group classroom or individual tutoring formats. These methods of preparation allow students to concentrate on improving their specific…

Test Sections for the TOEFL TOEFL iBT Reading Test-takers can expect to see either three or four reading passages on this section of the TOEFL iBT (in the former case, students are given 60 minutes to answer all questions, while an extra 20 minutes are allowed if their test includes an additional passage). The typical length of each reading section passage is about 700 words, and each passage includes 12-14 questions. All questions are multiple choice, and most have four answer choices and one correct response. There are, however, a…

What to Consider When Registering for the TOEFL   Finding a Test Center and Test Date The website of Educational Testing Service (ETS), the administrator of the TOEFL, offers a database of test centers and test dates that is searchable by country and city. Test availability, which is throughout the year, maybe searched without creating an ETS online account. Selecting a country from the dropdown menu will produce a list of test dates and fees in each city where testing is offered. Availability is on a first-come, first-served basis. Registering…

Facts About TOEFL Test Overview of the TOEFL Hundreds of thousands of international students take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) each year in order to fulfill the English language requirements of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. If you are an applicant to a university in an English-speaking country and your high school and/or college education was received in another language, you will probably have to pass the TOEFL. Educational Testing Service (ETS), the owner and administrator of the TOEFL, does not specify passing TOEFL scores, leaving…

TOEFL Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) TOEFL Exam FAQs Do I have to take the TOEFL? A: If you were educated primarily in a language other than English, you will probably have to take the TOEFL, although some programs grant exceptions for students with high scores on other standardized tests. Where and when can I take the TOEFL iBT? A: Throughout the year at test centers around the world. Test centers in major cities, especially in North America and Europe, tend to have several available test dates per month. Does ETS…