TOEFL iBT
Internet-based Test (iBT) Reading/Listening/Speaking/Writing (120 marks in 4 hours)
The test can be taken within 1to 4 weeks of applying. Note-taking is allowed during the iBT.
The test cannot be taken more than once a week.
TRY TO TAKE YOUR TOEFL TEST AT THE END OF SEMESTER 1 (OCTOBER, 2014)
TOEFL test dates and locations in Thailand at www.ets.org
Reading [30 Marks] (60 mins)
3–4 passages (700 words in length), each containing 12-14 questions. The passages are on academic topics (material that might be found in undergraduate university textbooks). Passages require understanding of rhetorical functions such as cause-effect, compare-contrast and argumentation. Students answer questions about main ideas, details, inferences, essential information, sentence insertion, vocabulary, rhetorical purpose and overall ideas. New types of questions in the iBT require filling out tables or completing summaries. Prior knowledge of the subject under discussion is not necessary to come to the correct answer.
The test can be taken within 1to 4 weeks of applying. Note-taking is allowed during the iBT.
The test cannot be taken more than once a week.
TRY TO TAKE YOUR TOEFL TEST AT THE END OF SEMESTER 1 (OCTOBER, 2014)
TOEFL test dates and locations in Thailand at www.ets.org
Reading [30 Marks] (60 mins)
3–4 passages (700 words in length), each containing 12-14 questions. The passages are on academic topics (material that might be found in undergraduate university textbooks). Passages require understanding of rhetorical functions such as cause-effect, compare-contrast and argumentation. Students answer questions about main ideas, details, inferences, essential information, sentence insertion, vocabulary, rhetorical purpose and overall ideas. New types of questions in the iBT require filling out tables or completing summaries. Prior knowledge of the subject under discussion is not necessary to come to the correct answer.
Listening [30 Marks] (60 mins)
6-9 passages 3–5 minutes in length, each containing 5-6 questions, which include two student conversations and four academic lectures or discussions.
A conversation involves two speakers, a student and either a professor or a campus service provider. A lecture is a self-contained portion of an academic lecture, which may involve student participation and does not assume specialized background knowledge in the subject area.
Each conversation and lecture stimulus is heard only once. Each conversation is associated with five questions and each lecture with six.The questions are meant to measure the ability to understand main ideas, important details, implications, relationships between ideas, organization of information, speaker purpose and speaker attitude.
Test-takers may take notes while they listen and they may refer to their notes when they answer the questions.
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Speaking [30 Marks] (6 tasks in 20 mins)
Writing [30 Marks] (2 tasks in 50 mins)
Measures ability to write in an academic setting and consists of two tasks
6-9 passages 3–5 minutes in length, each containing 5-6 questions, which include two student conversations and four academic lectures or discussions.
A conversation involves two speakers, a student and either a professor or a campus service provider. A lecture is a self-contained portion of an academic lecture, which may involve student participation and does not assume specialized background knowledge in the subject area.
Each conversation and lecture stimulus is heard only once. Each conversation is associated with five questions and each lecture with six.The questions are meant to measure the ability to understand main ideas, important details, implications, relationships between ideas, organization of information, speaker purpose and speaker attitude.
Test-takers may take notes while they listen and they may refer to their notes when they answer the questions.
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Speaking [30 Marks] (6 tasks in 20 mins)
- 2 independent tasks (answer opinion questions on familiar topics. They are evaluated on their ability to speak spontaneously and convey their ideas clearly and coherently.)
- 2 integrated tasks to read a short passage, listen to an academic course lecture or a conversation about campus life and answer a question by combining appropriate information from the text and the talk.
- 2 integrated tasks to listen to an academic course lecture or a conversation about campus life and then respond to a question about what they heard. Evaluation based on ability to appropriately synthesize and effectively convey information from the reading and listening material.
Writing [30 Marks] (2 tasks in 50 mins)
Measures ability to write in an academic setting and consists of two tasks
- integrated task: read a passage on an academic topic and then listen to a speaker discuss the same topic. The test-taker will then write a summary about the important points in the listening passage and explain how these relate to the key points of the reading passage.
- independent task: write an essay that states, explains, and supports their opinion on an issue, supporting their opinions or choices, rather than simply listing personal preferences or choices.
Try to take your TOEFL at the end of Semester 1, in October 2014.
For dates and places for take TOEFL iBT in Thailand, see www.ets.org
For dates and places for take TOEFL iBT in Thailand, see www.ets.org