INTRODUCTION

TOEFL
Things to Discuss
What is TOEFL?

The Purpose of TOEFL

The Formats and Contents of TOEFL

Language Skills Tested on the TOEFL

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Listening
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Structure and Written Expression
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Reading Comprehension

The Test Scores

The Other English Proficiency Tests

What is TOEFL?
 TOEFL, pronounced [toe-full], stands for
Test of English as a Foreign Language.
 TOEFL is used to evaluate the English
proficiency of individuals whose native
language is not English.
The Purpose of TOEFL
 Since 1963 the TOEFL has been used by
scholarship selection committees of
governments, universities, and agencies as
Fulbright, and others as a standard measure of
the English proficiency of their candidates.

 It sometimes is an admission requirement for

non-native English speakers at many English-
speaking colleges and universities.
The Formats and Contents of TOEFL

 Paper-Based TOEFL (PBT)

The PBT is a paper and pencil version of the TOEFL.

 Computer-Based TOEFL (CBT)

The test was introduced on July, 1998.

 Internet-Based Test (iBT)

Since its introduction in late 2005, the Internet-based Test
(iBT) has progressively replaced both the computer-based
(CBT) and paper-based (PBT) tests, although paper-based
testing is still used.
Language Skills Tested on the TOEFL

Section 1: Listening.

Section 2: Structure and Written

Expression

Section 3: Reading comprehension

Listening (30 - 40 min)

 The Listening section consists 50 questions

divided in 3 parts. The first one contains 30
questions about short conversations. The
second part has 8 questions about longer
conversations. The last part asks 12 questions
about lectures or talks.
Problems in Listening Section
 Short Conversations
1. Details
2. Idiomatic Expressions
3. Suggestions
4. Assumptions
5. Predictions
6. Implications
7. Problems
8. Topics
 Longer conversations (Academic Conversations:schedule,office)
 Talks and Lectures
1. Class discussions
2. Academic Talks (monologue)
3. Lectures (monologue)
Structure and Written Expression (25
min)
 The Structure and Written Expression section
has 15 exercises of completing sentences
correctly and 25 exercises of identifying
errors.
Problems in Structure Section
A. PATTERNS:  Problems with  Problems with other
 Problems with verbs auxiliary verbs conjunctions
Problems with main
 Problems with  Problems with adverbs

verbs pronouns  Problems with
sentences and clauses
 Problems with tense
B. STYLE:
 Problems with modals  Problems with nouns  Problems with points
 Problems with  Problems with of view
causatives adjectives  Problems with
 Problems with  Problems with agreement
conditionals determiners  Problems with
 Problems with  Problems with other introductory verbal
subjunctives adjectives modifiers
 Problems with  Problems with  Problems with parallel
infinitives comparatives structure
 Problems with  Problems with  Problems with
passives prepositions redundancy
 Problems with have +  Problems with  Problems with words
participle conjunctions choice
 Problems with
correlative
conjunctions
Reading Comprehension
(55 min)

The Reading Comprehension

section has 50 questions about
reading passages.
Problems in Reading Section

1. Previewing (peninjauan bacaan)

2. Reading for main ideas (topic)
3. Using contexts or vocabulary (meaning)
4. Scanning for details (stated information)
5. Making inferences (conclusion)
6. Identifying exceptions
7. Locating references
8. Referring to the passage (line… stc…)
The Test Scores
 Paper-Based TOEFL
The final PBT score ranges between 310 and 677 and is based
on three subscores: Listening (31–68), Structure (31–68), and
Reading (31–67).
 Computer Based TOEFL
The CBT was discontinued in September 2006 and these
scores are no longer valid.
 Internet-Based TOEFL
The iBT version of the TOEFL test is scored on a scale of 0 to
120 points. Each of the four sections (Reading, Listening,
Speaking, and Writing) receives a scaled score from 0 to 30.
The Other English Proficiency Tests

 IELTS (pronounced /aɪ.ɛlts/), or 'International English

Language Testing System', is an international standardized
test of English language proficiency established in 1989.
There are two versions of the IELTS: the Academic Version
and the General Training Version.

 TOEIC The Test of English for International

Communication (TOEIC) is an English language test
designed specifically to measure the everyday English skills
of people working in an international environment.
Sources

 Sharpe, Pamela J. (2002). How to Prepare for

The TOEFL Test. Bina Rupa Aksara, Jakarta
 Educational Testing Service. (1995). TOEFL
Practice TESTS. Educational Testing Service,
Princeton, USA
 www.wikipedia.org