Introduction
The iBT TOEFL Internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT) evaluates all four language skills that are important for effective communication: Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing.
iBT TOEFL emphasizes integrated skills and provides better information to institutions about students’ ability to communicate in an academic setting and their readiness for academic coursework.
Online registration and Online Score reporting make it easier for students to register for iBT TOEFL and receive their test scores.
Test Details
The test is changing to better measure what colleges and universities need to know: a prospective student’s ability to use English in an academic setting. The content is based on a collection of spoken and written language that ETS obtained from educational institutions throughout the United States. The iBT makes it possible to capture and score a test-taker’s speech in the most efficient, standardized, and objective manner.
The test includes four sections and takes about 31/2 – 4 hours to complete:
Test Structure
Section |
Content |
No. of Question |
Approx. Time |
Reading |
3 passages |
36-42 |
60-100 minutes |
Listening |
2 conversations
4 Lectures |
34-51 |
60 minutes |
Speaking |
2 independent tasks
4 integrated tasks |
6 |
20 minutes |
Writing |
1 integrated task
1 independent task |
2 |
60 minutes |
Scoring
The scores that you need to enter a school in the United States and elsewhere vary from school to school. Many small schools will be happy to accept you if you have a score of 500 and above. The better private schools and State universities require you to have between 520-550. Ivy League schools will require you to score even more; in fact there are several Ivy League schools that require foreign students to score more than 600 in the TOEFL.
Course Duration
The iBT TOEFL course lasts for six weeks. Every week there is an hour of class everyday from Monday to Friday. Saturday is a holiday whereas Sunday is for full-length testing.
Course Start Date
Admissions are open every Single Monday all you have to do is just come over and register any day of the week for a class at your convenient time and start the class the following Monday.
