| A number of years ago Educational Testing
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| | section on the TOEFL, but grammar is
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| Services (ETS), the people responsible
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| | taken into consideration in the
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| for the TOEFL test, brought the test into
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| | evaluation of both the speaking and
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| the computer age by transitioning it from
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| | writing sections. Another change is in
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| a paper-based test to a computer-based
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| | the scoring. Whereas the computer-based
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| test. This allowed them to stop the
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| | TOEFL was scored out of 300, the iBT is
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| practice of previewing questions and
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| | scored out of 120, 30 in each of the four
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| answers while listening to material, and
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| | skills. To succeed in this new format,
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| it allowed them to add some unique
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| | students need to be good note takers as
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| testing questions, such as matching up
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| | they will be required to read passages
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| items and placing a sentence within a
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| | and then listen to lectures or long
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| paragraph. It also allowed them to
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| | conversations in order to respond either
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| individualize the listening and grammar
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| | orally or by writing to questions,
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| sections of the test by catering items to
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| | usually about how the written material
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| the ability of the student. A student's
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| | relates to the listening material. The
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| score was no longer dependent on the
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| | language skills of gist, details,
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| number of correct answer he or she gave
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| | inferences, vocabulary, reference, and
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| but the degree of difficulty of questions
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| | insertion are still tested along with the
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| he or she was able to answer correctly.
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| | new skills of paraphrasing and
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| However, the computer-based TOEFL was an
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| | determining overall organization and
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| assembly of separate skills - reading,
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| | purpose. The addition of these new
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| listening, grammar, and writing. In this
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| | skills, along with the integration of the
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| format it was possible for students to
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| | sections, makes the Next Generation iBT
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| learn tricks to increase their
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| | TOEFL a more valid evaluation of a
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| performance in each of these areas, a
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| | student's real-life language skills and
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| practice that did not reflect their true
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| | his or her ability to succeed in a real
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| ability to handle the language. Students
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| | academic setting.
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| could demonstrate their reading skills
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| | Since preparing for the Next Generation
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| separate from their listening skills and
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| | iBT TOEFL is challenging, a student is
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| writing skills, but true language is
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| | well advised to take a class or join a
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| seldom so fragmented. This weakness in
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| | study group to develop the necessary
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| the test was made worse by the absence of
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| | skills to pass. Also, it is essential
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| a speaking component. If a student wanted
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| | that a student get a good preparation
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| to demonstrate a competency in this
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| | textbook, but there are only a few that
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| skill, he or she had to take a separate
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| | have kept up with the changes in the
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| speaking test such as the TSE, the Test
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| | test, such as Longman Preparation Course
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| of Spoken English, also produced by ETS.
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| | for the TOEFL Test , Next Generation iBT
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| It became obvious that a change in the
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| | and Delta's Key to the Next Generation
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| TOEFL was necessary to reflect the true
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| | TOEFL Test. Many private and community
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| nature of English to see whether a
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| | colleges offer one- or two-term
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| testtaker could handle the language in
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| | preparation courses, but there may be
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| more true-to-life situations. Enter the
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| | prerequisites a student must satisfy
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| Internet, the ultimate medium.
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| | before being admitted to these classes.
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| With the Next Generation iBT TOEFL,
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| | There is an alternative, however, for
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| students go on-line and take the test
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| | people who want to bypass prerequisites
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| directly from ETS at test centers
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| | or are unable to invest three to six
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| throughout the world. There are roughly
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| | months preparation time. The TEST PREP
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| forty-five sessions a year, all on
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| | Team offers a 45-hour intensive TOEFL
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| Fridays or Saturdays. Details can be
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| | Preparation Course over ten Saturdays.
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| found on the ETS web site at The iBT,
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| | This course is available only in the
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| Internet-based test, is an integration of
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| | Lower Mainland of British Columbia,
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| all four language skills - reading,
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| | Canada. Information on this course, as
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| listening, speaking, and writing - in
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| | well as a number of learning tools to
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| which grammar plays a more minor but
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| | help students prepare by themselves, is
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| still a necessary component. In other
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| | available at but hurry - the next class
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| words, there is no longer a grammar
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| | starts on October 8th.
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