Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) is a standardized test to measure the English
language ability of non-native speakers wishing to enroll in
English-speaking universities. The test is accepted by many English-speaking academic
and professional institutions. TOEFL is one of the two major English-language
tests in the world, the other being the IELTS. TOEFL is a
trademark of the Educational Testing Service (ETS), a
private non-profit organization, which designs and administers the tests. ETS
issues official score reports, sent independently to institutions, for two
years following the test.
The purpose of the TOEFL test is
to evaluate the potential success of an individual whose native language is not
English to use and understand standard American English at a college level. No
matter where in the world you want to study, the TOEFL test can help get you
there. More than 6,000 colleges, universities including the top colleges and
universities in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, New Zealand as well as
licensing agencies in 110 countries accept toefl scores, to be exact.
My experience of toefl exam. Reading - The
reading section was breeze but I still put a lot focus in it as I tended to
lose focus in the practise test and do silly mistakes. Nevertheless,I goofed up
somewhere and got a 28. I was a bit tired by the end of it though. The passages
were dead boring and very long so try to improve your stamina. Listening - I
dreaded this section the most as I had heard from many people that others
students speaking section can come up when you are trying to listen very
carefully and I have had friends who screwed up this section just because of
this section. So I just pressed the headphone tighter to my head and started listening
and taking down notes. But god wasn't on my side that day because not only did
3 other people nearby me started speaking, I also got experimental section in
it. Speaking - I goofed up this section pretty bad. I don’t know what
happened, I got a stage fright and started stammering. This was not a good
section for me. Writing - This was a pretty easy section. On the independent
topic essay I just rambled on for like 750 words giving detailed examples for
every point I raised. On the integrated writing question I noted down every
point that the lecturer said and then just compared it with the complementary
points from the passage. Just riht as much as you can.
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