TOEFL stands for Test of English as a Foreign Language, which
is organized by an institute in the United States called ETS (Educational
Testing Service).
TOEFL is standardized English language skills in writing a person which includes three aspect:
1.
Listening
2.
Writing
3.
Reading
At first, the TOEFL is required for students in countries
whose primary language is not English, but want to continue their studies to
countries whose official language is English, such as the United States,
Canada, and Western European countries. It is necessary to ensure that students
from the state of non-English speaking can follow lectures in English-speaking
countries with well. Among other things :
·
Ensure
that the students understand the description given lecturer in English
(listening skill)
·
Students
understand the books that are required textbook (reading skill)
·
Students
are able to make scientific writing with proper grammar (writing and grammar
skills).
To be accepted in western countries, prospective students
must have a minimum TOEFL score of 500 (Europe), even in the United States,
TOEFL score required is 550. (Maximum value TOEFL Paper Based Test is 677). For
Toefl Test Following this, you need some toefl material as follows :
1.
Reading
Reading is a collection of stories
that have themes. This session usually consists of 50 questions with a time of
55 minutes to answer. A common strategy in working on the reading.
· Don’t
be too long reading about we actually don’t have to really understand the way
the story is about to be able to answer questions TOEFL test.
· Don’t
panic if they don’t know the topic of the story has to answer to the
information available in the story. Not necessary background knowledge to
answer every story.
· Don’t
use a long time to analyze the answers. If unsure, guess or return to the
question after all the questions have been completed.
2.
Listening
Comprehension
Listening Comprehension is the first
part of the TOEFL test materials. This section consists of 50 questions in the
answer sheet only available answer choices for each question. The listening
section consists of 3 types of conversations are listening to :
· Conversations
short, long conversations, and a long story
· Short
Conversation: usually consists of 2 lines and dialogues between two speakers.
There at 30 questions with 30 answers to this kind of conversation
· Long
Conversation: consists of several conversations between two people who will be
used to answer questions. The number of questions for each conversation about 4
questions
3.
Structure
and Written Expression
This type of question is a structure
with multiple choice questions which required knowledge of grammar. With
Grammar you would think it is hard to understand but take it by following the
tips below, you will be easy to work on such questions.
A few tips:
· Learn
the sentence: To analyze what kind of response is needed to complete the
sentence
· Learn
every answer in completing the sentence: Discard the answer that you think is
incorrect in the sentence completion
· When
analyzing the answers, do not throw the wrong answer without a match with the
sentence, Wrong answer generally be a correct sentence by it self. Wrong answer
in general would be wrong to be used in completing a sentence.
Written Expression is a matter that
requires your knowledge of words contained in the matter. The general procedure
forms of written expression working on the question is to look at the
underlined word (choose directly which we think is the wrong word), If you can
not choose, then read a complete sentence in the matter.
EXPANSION OF USE TOEFL
Along with the times, even countries whose native language is
not English, such as Japan, Korea, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc. requires a
certain TOEFL Score for prospective students, who came from the country,
especially if it comes from overseas. In Indonesia, the TOEFL even be used also
for:
·
Requirements
for acceptance of new employees in government agencies, private companies and
government
·
Terms
of admission of new students to the level of S2 and S3
·
Terms
of the scholarship application, both from government and private
DEVELOPMENT TOEFL
TOEFL itself has several times experienced improvement by the
provider agency ETS. TOEFL Test forms ever introduced to the public, namely:
1.
TOEFL
Paper Based Test Consists of 3 sections: Listening, Structure, Reading Maximum
Score: 677
2.
Computer
Based Test consists of 4 Section: Listening, Structure, Reading, Writing
Maximum Score: 300
3.
Internet
Based TOEFL Test consists of 4 sections: Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking.
Maximum score: 120
Although officially, since the TOEFL Internet Based Test is
introduced in the whole world, then type not apply anymore, but in fact until
recently, the TOEFL Paper Based Test is still used widely in a variety of
higher education institutions as well as for the recruitment of employees in
Indonesia, or in the state non English speaking countries.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE
TOEFL TEST FEES
ITP-TOEFL TOEFL with a system that is PBT (Paper Based)
issued by ETS, New Jersey. If you follow the ITP TOEFL test cost price is: US$
27.50 or approximately Rp. 280,000. Location of the test can be carried out at
the ILC. But the condition, test participants must be at least 10 people, and
registration must be 3 weeks before the test. If it has not been 10
participants, the test could retreat. If you mean the TOEFL test is not ITP-TOEFL
is not issued by ETS, New Jersey (from another institution), the price can be
varied depending on the institutions that hold.
reference :
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