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» 2) What is TOEFL?
The Purpose of the TOEFL test is to evaluate the English proficiency of people whose native language is not English. In 2000-01, more than 700,000 people registered to take the test.
TOEFL scores are required for purposes of admission by more than 4,400 two-and four-year colleges and universities worldwide. In addition, government agencies, scholarship programs, and licensing/certification agencies use TOEFL scores to evaluate English proficiency.
The test is offered in two formats: computer-based and paper-based. The computer-based test is offered in most parts of the world. In areas where access to the computer-based test is limited, the supplemental paper-based version of the test is administered.

» 3) What is IBT TOEFL test?
The TOEFL Internet-based test (TOEFL IBT) tests all four language skills that are important for effective communication: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The test helps students demonstrate that they have the English skills needed for success. 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.

» 4) Characteristics of each section:
- Listening Listening measures the ability to understand English as it is used in colleges and universities. - Speaking Speaking measures the ability to speak English.
- Reading Reading measures the ability to understand short passages similar in topic and style to academic texts used in North American colleges and universities. You will read a variety of short passages on academic subjects and answer several questions about each passage.
- Writing Writing measures the ability to write in a way that is appropriate for college and university course work.

» 5) IBT Tasks Integrate All Four Language Skills
The TOEFL® Internet-based test is unique because it is the only large-scale, standardized test that integrates, or combines, four basic communication skills. For example, you might read a passage of text and listen to a lecture, and then write or speak about it in response. These integrated tasks are excellent measures of your ability to communicate in English because they more closely reflect how we use real language.
These practical, everyday tasks allow ETS to obtain a more realistic measure of how well you will be able to communicate in an academic setting.
This approach also helps you prepare for success in the real academic environments you will face once you begin coursework. The new test consists of four sections.
It is approximately four hours long. Information about each section is provided below. All four sections can be taken on one day. Note-taking is allowed throughout the test to help test takers answer the questions.

» 6) Test Registration
- Online
The deadline to register online for a test is seven days before the test date. For fastest and most convenient service, register online.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
No phone call expenses or waiting on hold
Instant e-mail confirmation
A valid credit card is required (American Express®, Discover®, JCB®, MasterCard®, or Visa® card), or an electronic check (e-check) if you have a bank account in the United States or its territories.
- By Phone
You must call at least seven days before the test date. Valid credit card required. Review the TOEFL iBT Registration Form (PDF) for the information you will be asked to provide when you call.

Testing Location
- United States, Canada, or U.S. Territories*	1-800-GO-TOEFL (1-800-468-6335)
- Outside the United States, Canada, or U.S. Territories*	Call your Regional Registration Center (PDF)
- If you live outside the U.S. and want to test in the United States	1-443-751-4862
Text phone (must have access to a Teletypewriter (TTY)	1-800-529-3590

*American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands When registering by phone, you are given a
registration number, which you must bring to the test center on test day
Test date
Reporting time
Test center address

» 7) Application fee

- TOEFL® Internet-Based Test (includes 1 examinee score record and 4 score reports sent to institutions designated when you register)	US$140
Rescheduling Fee	US$40
Reinstatement of Canceled iBT Scores	US$40
Additional Score Report Requests (per recipient)	US$40
Fee for Returned Check	US$40

*TOEFL test fee for all countries. Fees are subject to change without notice. Taxes will be added where applicable.

» 8) Rescheduling or Canceling a Testing Appointment
If you are scheduled to test in the United States, Canada, or U.S. Territories, you may reschedule or cancel you appointment via Prometric's www.2test.com Web site. You must make your request no later than three business days before your appointment or your full test fee will be forfeited.

Your must provide your appointment confirmation number and the full name you used to make an appointment when you reschedule your appointment. There is a US$40 for rescheduling.

» 9) TOEFL Test Score Data Retention Policy
Individually identifiable TOEFL test scores are retained in a database for only two years. After two years, all information that could identify an individual is removed. If you took the TOEFL test more than two years ago, you will have to take the test again to have the scores sent to you, an institution, or an agency.

TOEFL test score data and essay responses that may be used at any time for informational, research, statistical, or training purposes are not individually identifiable.