Jumat, 11 Maret 2011

TOEFL

TOEFL stands for Test Of Home as a Foreign Language. created and developed by ETS (Educational Testing Service) in New Jersey, USA since 1963. TOEFL is a standardized English language ability of a person in writing that includes four aspects of mastery: Listening, Writing and Reading. TOEFL score is used as a pre-condition to apply to high schools and universities in 2400 and in a number of universities in the United States, Canada and 80 other countries in the world (ETS: 1999)., as well as to the terms of the scholarship. But the TOEFL score is required now not only in academic circles, but also in several private and public employment agencies in and outside the country as a pre-requirement for job applicants and to increase job or promotion. This test is used to measure proficiency (proficiency) English speaking person in the academic context.

TOEFL has two general objectives of the Academic and General. In the same form, TOEFL certification recommendation could use for both. Academic tests are used for educational purposes, research or related academic activities abroad, or in Indonesia. For post-graduate, usually a minimum value is 550. while for S1 is 500. General is generally used for the purpose of employment, promotion or job assignment. Many companies that install the English language standard employees by looking at TOEFL score - his. Generally, a minimum TOEFL score is 500 for a standard promoted. While in general, fluctuations in the average TOEFL score - rating ranges from 300 to 600.

There are three parts of the TOEFL test to be done by test participants. The first part is the questions that measure the ability of Listening Comprehension in the number of 50 questions, Structure & Written Expression, 40 questions, and Reading Comprehension, 50 questions. The entire matter was made in the form of multiple choice (except for the Computer Based TOEFL test is a matter of the essay writing ability of participants in English and other variations to match the form of questions such as, to highlight certain words in connection with the main idea of a reading, etc..). The entire test takes place in time approximately 150 minutes, for the Paper and Pencil Based TOEFL, and approximately 240 minutes for the Computer Based TOEFL. A relatively long time for the Computer Based TOEFL tutorials are included procedures.

There are two types of TOEFL tests, namely the first is based TOEFL Paper and Pencil; and the second is the Computer Based TOEFL. Type the first TOEFL test is the TOEFL test that we know so far, where both questions and answers done by using paper and pencil. While the second type of TOEFL test is a relatively new test model because it was first introduced in 1998. As stated in its name, this test uses a computer and participants in the delivery because the test will answer this test also via computer. About the overall level of difficulty for this type of course the same test, so it can be said those who obtain a score of 677 on the TOEFL Paper and Pencil Based expected to obtain a score of 300 on Computer Based TOEFL, and vice versa.

In general, we recognize three levels of mastery of foreign languages, namely Basic Level (Elementary), Intermediate Level (Intermediate) and Advanced (Advanced). TOEFL score, experts typically classify the language of this score into the following four levels (Carson, et al., 1990) namely Basic Level (Elementary) with a score between 310 sd 420; Lower Secondary Level (Low Intermediate) with a score between 420 sd 480; Secondary Level (High Intermediate) with a score between 480 sd 520; and most high-level of Advanced Level (Advanced) with a score between 525 till 677. By knowing the classification level of mastery of English, as seen above, we can certainly understand why it seems reasonable that universities in countries that use English as its official language, requires a certain TOEFL score for the candidate of their international students.

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