TOEFL (Fifth and Sixth Semester)

TEACHER: Kirk M. AdamsB.S. in Magazine Journalism

William Allen White School of Journalism

The University of Kansas

Class Description

• Class Goal: To prepare students for two different TOEFL exams.

• Exam One: Paper-based test.• Exam Two: Internet –based Test (IBT)

Just how different is the IBT version of the TOEFL Test?

• The IBT is quite different from the paper versions of the TOEFL Test. Some things are quite similar, but there are quite a few major differences.

• First of all, there is no longer a Structure section on the test, and a new Speaking section has been added in its place.

• Then, there are integrated tasks, tasks that test several language skills together; a test-taker may need to, for example, read a passage and take notes on it, listen to a passage and take notes on it, and then write or speak about the ideas in the two passages.

• Finally, there are new kinds of passages and questions on the iBT; the passages are longer and more difficult, and the new questions test higher-level skills.

• Overall, the iBT is quite a change from earlier versions of the TOEFL Test.

Class Materials• TEXT: Longman TOEFL for the IBT (Internet based

Test) Used books are NOT permitted.• CD-Rom and a copy of the CD-Rom.• Spiral notebook is preferred. If you use a binder,

be prepared to turn in all work when and if necessary.

• A couple of blank CDs.• You will need a microphone to practice speaking

at home for certain CD-rom assignments. These activities will be burned on a CD and turned in.

• Pens, pencils, erasers, and white-out.

Grading

• 40% = Class participation. Includes classwork, homework, quizzes, typed essays and computer lab work.

• 60%= Partial Exams.• NOTE: You will receive a grade every day for

your participation.

Activity:• Imagine you are the TOEFL teacher.• You have given the following students the following

grades for their work in class today:

Caytlan 10Ethan 8Noah 6Charlotte 5Grace 2

Without considering right or wrong answers, explain how each student worked and why he deserves that grade.