TOEFL Speaking Course
The TOEFL speaking section takes a total of 20 minutes, distributed among time involved in receiving input and prompts, preparation time (scarce: 15 seconds for each of the first two tasks, and 30 seconds for each of the remaining four tasks), and the time actually speaking into the microphone to record responses (responses are digitally recorded and sent to ETS’s Online Scoring Network).
The first two tasks are “independent”, that is, involve only the skill of speaking. They consist of answering short questions on general topics, expressing the test taker’s own opinion on the topic supplied.
The remaining four tasks are “integrated”: in the first two, test takers read, listen, prepare and then respond in a way that shows understanding of the material presented and the ability to articulate that understanding. In the last two, the response consists of answering questions about a discussion and a short lecture heard by the test taker.
The responses from each test taker are scored “by at least three different human raters”, on a scale of 0 to 4. Then, the sum of all six ratings is converted to a score scale of 0 to 30, as on the other three TOEFL iBT sections. Raters evaluate topic development, delivery, and language use.
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TOEFL Writing Course
The TOEFL writing section comprises two different writing tasks:
(20 minutes allowed): an “integrated” task in which test takers read a short passage for about 3 minutes (roughly 230 to 300 words), then listen to a short lecture that directly addresses the points made in the reading (2 minutes), then write a summary of what the speaker said about the reading passage.
The TOEFL Writing section judges you on :
A. the quality of the writing (organization, appropriate and precise use of grammar and vocabulary);
B. the completeness and accuracy of the content
(30 minutes allowed): a personal essay of approximately 300-450 words expounding on a given topic.
Judged according to the canons that govern good expository writing in English.
Each of the tasks is worth fifty percent of the Writing Section Score.
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