TOEFL

The TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is a standardized academic English test primarily taken by students applying to universities in the United States. The TOEFL is also accepted as proof of English ability by some universities outside the United States. The TOEFL is actually a suite of tests, the most popular of which are the TOEFL iBT. Other test in the TOEFL suite is TOEFL ITP (Institutional Testing Program). This other forms of the TOEFL are only available to students via their schools. The TOEFL PBT (Paper Based Test or Paper-delivered test) was phased out in April 2021.

The TOEFL is composed of four sections – reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The TOEFL iBT is a long and rigorous test (3 hours) designed to assess whether or not students are ready to study in an English-speaking university. Many students spend 3 to 6 months preparing for the TOEFL before taking the exam. A TOEFL score on the iBT version of the test is on a scale of 0 to 120.