The Importance of Testing Conditions When Taking International Tests
After hearing various horror stories from students that had taken TOEFL or IELTS and had bad experiences, I realized that there is a lot that people don’t know about required testing conditions. It also reminds me of my own experience when taking the German CSET (California Subject Examination for Teachers) back in 2005. My Experience […]
Tackling the New TOEFL Writing Task: Initial Experiences and Thoughts
In my last blog post I wrote about the changes to the format of TOEFL as well as the new writing task. In this post we’re going to take a look at the new writing task in more detail. Before reading any further, I’d like to provide a few caveats: How is the Writing for […]
Preparing for the New TOEFL
In case you haven’t heard, the TOEFL has recently been revised. In this post we’re going to see the new format, discuss the changes and the reasoning them, and I’m also going to share my experience with the new writing task. What’s the new format? The short answer is that the test is more compact. […]