Books Review: Reading for Thinking (Laraine Flemming) 1 Nov 20191 Nov 2019 I have this dream that one day there will be a student who will spend a year or two working on his reading comprehension skills before taking the TOEFL. Maybe…
Reading… Some Q & A with ETS 25 Oct 201925 Oct 2019 I was able to ask a few more questions at an ETS webinar. Here's what I learned (the answers are not direct quotes): Q: Will results come back in six…
Reading Fill in A Table Questions are Back 24 Oct 201924 Oct 2019 Well, I've had enough reports from students to confirm that fill in a table questions are again being used in the reading section of the TOEFL. This is interesting because…
Score Reports TOEFL Score Reports are Faster 23 Oct 201923 Oct 2019 Hey, this is cool. You can now get your TOEFL scores just six days after taking the test. ETS just updated its web page with the following information: "Now you…
Reading How Do I Improve My TOEFL Reading Score? 14 Oct 201915 Oct 2019 I get this question a lot. Broadly speaking, here's what I think you should do: Learn your current levelLearn how the reading section is designed Get some accurate practice testsImprove…
Uncategorized… How do I improve my TOEFL Writing Score? 29 Sep 201912 Oct 2019 I get this question a lot. Here's what I think you should do: Get some templates for each essay type.Watch videos lectures on each question type.Read as many sample essays…
Uncategorized Some TOEFL Details 24 Sep 201924 Sep 2019 Here are a few stray details I picked up from my participation in some ETS events. They aren't really important, but you might find them interesting. The SpeechRater checked everything,…
Reading Analysis of New TOEFL Preparation Materials 22 Sep 201924 Sep 2019 To get a better sense of the distribution of questions on the new version of the TOEFL, I have compared the new versions of the TOEFL Reading Practice Sets released…
Score Reports TOEFL Score Reviews Much Faster Now 7 Sep 20197 Sep 2019 According to reports, TOEFL score reviews (that is, re-scoring) are now much faster than before. I haven't gotten confirmation, but according to ETS customer service, score reviews are now finished…
Policies… TOEFL Enhanced Speaking Scoring 6 Sep 20196 Sep 2019 At the 2019 TOEFL iBT Seminar in Seoul on September 5, ETS announced details of the new "Enhanced Speaking Scoring" for the TOEFL, which has actually been in place since…