Course Overview:

Passing the TOEFL examination is an essential pre-requisite for international students who wish to study in a North American Post Secondary Institution, or who are hoping for a job or job promotion in Japan, Korea, etc. This comprehensive 60-hour TOEFL Preparation distance education course has been designed to provide you with a review of the four language acquisition skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) applied to the TOEFL examination, and with the skills to enable you to effectively and successfully help students pass this all-important exam.

Course Contents:

1. How to prepare for the test
2. Test anxiety
3. Cramming
4. Revision
5. Time management
6. Guessing wisely
7. Applying special strategies
8. Writing essays
9. Computer-based testing
10. Teaching dialogues
11. Types of questions
12. Strategies for the test
13. Structure help
14. Written expression strategies
15. Vocabulary comprehension
16. Reading comprehension

Course Requirements

• Test anxiety unit questions
• 2 listening tasks
• 2 structure tasks
• 2 written expression tasks
• 2 vocabulary comprehension tasks
• 2 reading comprehension tasks
• 2 writing comprehension tasks
• 2 practice TOEFL examinations
• Lesson planning assignments

Five language skills are tested on the TOEFL exam .

They are tested in separate sections.

• Section 1: Listening Comprehension
• Section 2: Structure and Written Expression
• Section 3: Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension

When preparing students to take the TOEFL or any other language examination, it is very important to review the language skills for each section of the examination and to have an opportunity to take model tests that are similar to the actual examination.

Reviewing will help students to recall some of the language skills previously studied. Taking model tests will give them the experience of taking a TOEFL before taking the actual examination.
The computer-based testing (CBT) system is now the most common method of testing. Using the new computer program has definite advantages and disadvantages.

Remember that the TOEFL examination can be the most important test a student can take. The outcome of their exam will reflect on future schooling, studying abroad, promotions and raises!