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    What Is TOEFL? The Test of English as a Foreign Language™ TOEFL® Test measures the ability of nonnative speakers of English to use and understand English as it is spoken, written, and heard in college and university settings. The TOEFL test is offered in different formats depending on a test taker's location.

The TOEFL® iBT The TOEFL® Internet-based test (iBT) tests all four language skills that are important for effective communication: reading. listening, speaking, and writing. The test helps students demonstrate that they have the English skills needed for success. The 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 TOEFL® CBT
The TOEFL CBT is no longer offered. The last administration of TOEFL CBT was on September 30, 2006. The TOEFL program is phasing in the Internet-based version of the TOEFL test - the TOEFL® iBT. In areas where the TOEFL iBT is not yet available, the paper-based version of the TOEFL test will be available on a limited basis to supplement the TOEFL iBT test center network.

AThe TOEFL® computer-based test (CBT) measured English language proficiency in the following areas:
Reading
Writing
Listening
Structure
TOEFL CBT scores are valid for two years from the administration date. During this period you can send your TOEFL CBT score report to the institutions of your choice.

The TOEFL® PBT
The TOEFL® paper-based test (PBT) measures
Listening Comprehension
Structure and Written Expression
Reading Comprehension

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 and exchange and scholarship programs use TOEFL scores to evaluate the English proficiency of people for whom English is not their native language.

Who Should Take the TOEFL Test?
Nonnative English speakers at the 11th-grade level or above should take the TOEFL test to provide evidence of their English proficiency before beginning academic work. The test content is considered too difficult for students below 11th grade.

Many institutions report that they frequently do not require TOEFL test scores of certain kinds of international applicants. These include: nonnative speakers who hold degrees or diplomas from postsecondary institutions in English-speaking countries (e.g., the United States, Canada, England, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) nonnative speakers who have successfully completed at least a two-year course of study in which English was the language of instruction transfer students from institutions in the United States or Canada whose academic course work was favorably evaluated in relation to its demands and duration nonnative speakers who have taken the TOEFL test within the past two years nonnative speakers who have successfully pursued academic work at schools where English was the language of instruction in an English-speaking country for a specified period, generally two years

Where Can People Take the Test?
The TOEFL test is offered in 180 countries around the world at institutional locations, such as colleges and universities testing centers operated by Prometric, a division of Thomson Learning In areas where access to Internet-based testing is limited, a paper-based version of the test is administered on specific dates. The TOEFL PBT is generally offered at institutional locations such as colleges and universities.

Who Accepts TOEFL Scores?
More than 6,000 colleges, universities, and licensing agencies in 110 countries accept TOEFL scores.