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The TOEFL results comprise four different scores : a total score (0-300), a separate score for Listening section (0-30), a separate score for Structure/Writing section (0-30) and a separate score for Reading section (0-30). The total score is reported on a scale from 0 to 300. Note that your Essay score will individually be rated (0-6). However the essay score is incorporated into the Structure/Writing scaled score with the rating of essay constituting approximately one half of the Structure/Writing scaled score. You get to know your Listening and Reading section scores immediately after taking the test. You will also see your Structure/Writing scores as

Computer-based Test How the Test Is Scored In the Listening and Structure sections, more credit is given for correctly answering a hard question than for correctly answering an easy question. Therefore, your score on these portions of the test depends not only on how many questions you answer correctly but also on which ones you answer correctly. Your score from the Structure section is combined with your written essay rating to form a Structure/Writing scaled score. Each part accounts for 50% of your Structure/Writing score. The Writing score also is shown separately under the heading, “essay rating.” Because the content and format of the

Importance of Essay Writing in TOEFL and a few Tips ‘n’ Tricks to handle it !! Writing Section The Writing section measures the ability to write in English, including the ability to generate, organize, and develop ideas, to support those ideas with examples or evidence, and to compose a response to one assigned topic in standard written English. Choice of Style You have a 30-minute time limit to write your essay. Essay Ratings Each essay is assigned one of the ratings listed at the end of this page by two independent readers. The average of the two ratings is reported on a raw score scale of

The following are guidelines for scores relating to the Writing portion of the TOEFL CBT/PBT test: Score of 6 An essay at this level effectively addresses the writing task is well organized and well developed uses clearly appropriate details to support a thesis or illustrate ideas displays consistent facility in the use of language demonstrates syntactic variety and appropriate word choice. Score of 5 An essay at this level may address some parts of the task more effectively than others is generally well organized and developed uses details to support a thesis or illustrate an idea displays facility in the use of the language demonstrates

The Internet-based TOEFL Test The TOEFL Internet-based test (TOEFL iBT) tests all four language skills that are important for effective communication: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The test helps students demonstrate that they have the English skills needed for success. TOEFL iBT also emphasizes integrated skills and provides better information to institutions about students’ ability to communicate in an academic setting and their readiness for academic coursework. The Computer-based TOEFL Test The computer-based TOEFL test measures English language proficiency in the following areas: Listening Structure Reading Writing. The Paper-based TOEFL Test The paper-based TOEFL test measures Listening Comprehension Structure and Written Expression Reading Comprehension.

Section 1: Listening Comprehension Part A (short conversations) - 30 questions Part B (2 long conversations) - 8 questions (4 questions per long conversation) Part C (3 lectures) - 12 questions (4 questions per lecture) Total: 50 questions Time: 35 minutes Section 2: Structure and Written Expression Sentence Completion - 15 questions Error Identification - 25 questions Total: 40 questions Time 25 minutes Section 3: Reading Comprehension 5 passages - 50 questions Total: 50 questions Time: 55 minutes Total Time: Approximately 115 minutes Total Number of Questions: 140 (NOTE) Some tests require a 30-minute written essay. You will know in advance if you have to write the essay. We have an essay tip section at the end of this program

Test Of English As Foreign Language is a Standardized test that evaluates the English Proficiency of people whose native language is not English. Nearly 2400 education institutes in the United States and Canada require TOEFL scores from each applicant. The test is also used by institutions in other countries where English is the language of Instruction. The TOEFL tests the ability to understand North American English. TOEFL test is administered as a computer based test in India. Computer Based TOEFL test The test is designed in such a way that it would be unlike any other test you would have taken at school

Spoken English has become a part of TOEFL from Sep. 2005 Students planning to pursue studies in the United States and elsewhere, will henceforth be tested for Spoken English as part of ‘Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The official new TOEFL will be offered starting September 2005 at secure ETS test centers worldwide. The Education Testing Board (ETB) has overhauled the standard 40-year old Test in response to complaints that despite high TOEFL scores, many foreign students were unable to communicate effectively once they join American schools and universities. When the new version is introduced, test takers and English language instructors

What is TOEFL? Test Of English As Foreign Language is a Standardized test that evaluates the English Proficiency of people whose native language is not English. Nearly 2400 education institutes in the United States and Canada require TOEFL scores from each applicant. The test is also used by institutions in other countries where English is the language of Instruction. The TOEFL tests the ability to understand North American English. Why Take the TOEFL Test? Most people take the TOEFL test as a prerequisite for admission into colleges and universities where English is used or required. In addition, many government, licensing, and certification agencies

VISAKHAPATNAM: M Tulasi and B Ramakrishna, students of Ambedkar Institute of Management Studies (AIMS) have been declared the winner and runner-up at Drishtikon-2006, organised by Prestige Institute of Management and Research at Indore recently. Tulasi won in essay writing competition on ‘Student’s Participation on Quality Assurance’, while Ramakrishna stood second for his essay on ‘Education System and Quality Assurance’.

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