TOEFL

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1.      Lita Fauziah                15213014

2.      Medina Alitiani U        15213380

3.      Muhammad Afrizan     15213814

TOEFL

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is used to evaluate the English proficiency of students whose first language is not English.  It evaluates the student’s knowledge of English at the intermediate to advanced levels of English language studies.

The Institutional TOEFL is on a paper/pencil format and has three multiple-choice sections:

§ Listening Comprehension – this section measures the ability to understand English as it is spoken in the United States.

§ Structure and Written Expression – this section measures the ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard written English.

§ Reading Comprehension – this section measures the ability to understand non-technical reading matter.

The approximate time for the TOEFL test is 2.5 hours.

Who is required to take the TOEFL Test? 

The Office of Admissions and Recruitment will determine if you are required to take the TOEFL.  The Office of Admissions and Recruitment usually recommends that International students who are comfortable with English take the TOEFL test.  The Office of Graduate Student Services will determine which tests you need to take for admission to Graduate School.

History

In 1962, a national council made up of representatives of thirty government and private organizations was formed to address the problem of ensuring English language proficiency for non-native speakers wishing to study at U.S. universities. This council recommended the development and administration of the TOEFL exam for the 1963-1964 time frame.

The test was originally developed at the Center for Applied Linguistics under the direction of Stanford University applied linguistics professor Dr. Charles A. Ferguson.

The TOEFL test was first administered in 1964 by the Modern Language Association financed by grants from the Ford Foundation and Danforth Foundation.

In 1965, The College Board and ETS jointly assumed responsibility for the continuation of the TOEFL testing program. In 1973, a cooperative arrangement was made between ETS, The College Board, and the Graduate Record Examinationsboard of advisers to oversee and run the program. ETS was to administer the exam with the guidance of the TOEFL board.

To the present day, college admission criteria for international students who are Commonwealth of Nations nationals are exempted from taking the TOEFL exam - nations which are part of the Anglosphere (from Commonwealth realms to former British colonies e.g. Hong Kong SAR or former protectorates of the United States) where English is the de facto official language automatically grants a TOEFL exemption with some restrictions (e.g. residents of Quebec are required to take TOEFL while the rest of Canada is exempt).