Test of English as a
Foreign Language (TOEFL)
STRUCTURE
The TOEFL is currently made up of three different sections: Listening
Comprehension, Structure and Written Expression, and Reading Comprehension.
Listening Comprehension has a total of 50 questions with a time limit of about 35
minutes.
Structure and Written Expression has a total of 40 questions with a time limit of about 25
minutes.
Reading Comprehension has a total of 60 questions with a time limit of about 45 minutes.
How is the TOEFL scored ?
For the TOEFL you have three section scores and one total score. Each correct answer
counts equally toward your section scores, and thus your total score. There is no penalty
for a wrong answer.
The total number of correct answers is what ETS calls a "raw score." The raw
score for each section is then converted into a "scaled score." A scaled score
is what you will see on your score report. In short, a scaled score is your section score.
Section scores range from 20 to 68.
Your total score is the sum of the scaled scores for the three sections multiplied by
ten-thirds. Total scores range from 200 to 677.
The TOEFL ( Test Of English as a Foreign Language) is a test that is designed to determine
if your level of English ability is high enough to enable you to study successfully at an
American university. Almost all universities in the United States require international
students to take the TOEFL before they are admitted to study at their university.
In some ESL programs, you only study the parts
of English that are on the TOEFL test. This helps you pass the test, but it may not be
enough for you to do well in an American university.
The ELI prepares you for success !
The ELI will help you prepare for the TOEFL, but what is more important is that it will
also help you develop a strong English proficiency, so that when you pass the TOEFL, you
will also be ready to study at an American university. To help you fine-tune the specific
skills needed for taking the TOEFL, the ELI offers two elective classes that focus on
TOEFL (available only to upper-level students): TOEFL Skills I and TOEFL Skills II.
These classes cover preparation for all aspects of the TOEFL: listening, reading, and
grammar. In addition, they will provide you with a specific focus on one or two of the
specific skills tested by the TOEFL. Together, these two electives will help you greatly
as you prepare to take this important test.
Please remember that these TOEFL classes are elective classes that can only be taken by
students in levels 3 &4.
For information about the TOEFL, visit the TOEFL Web Site!
You may also contact them at:
TOEFL/TSE Services
Test of English as a Foreign Language
P.O. Box 6151
Princeton, NJ 08541-6151
USA
Phone: 609-771-7100 |
