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Kainan University
Skills for English Language Proficiency Testing
(TOEFL BTT10000297 (02))
Fall, 2010
Day: Thursday Time: 4:10 – 6:00 P.M. Room: B218
Assistant Professor: John R. Jenkins
Office Telephone: 03-341-2500 (6114) Office Room Number: AT 38 Home Telephone: 03-531-8555 Fax: 03-531-1668 Email: john06@mail.knu.edu.tw
Office Hours: Tuesday 10:00 -- 1:00 p.m. Wednesday: 11:00 -- 12:00 noon Thursday: 11:00 -- 4:00 p.m.
By Appointment!
Course Description
This course is an English language proficiency test course designed for students of English to familiarize themselves with the TOEFL and develop their test taking skills. The TOEFL test is a required admission test for international students enrolling in most American universities, but also is a proficiency test utilized by universities around the world to test the proficiency of English majors. The format of the three forms of the TOEFL including the Paper & Pencil test, the Computer-Based test (CBT), and the Internet-Based test (iBT) formats will be compared and contrasted. The course includes practice exercises from two sections of the iBT including the Listening and Reading sections. Sample tests will be administered periodically during the class. A format and test strategies and English proficiency test will also be administered. Class discussions will include topics such as strategies for preparing for the TOEFL, strategies for test day, and general test taking strategies for answering all types of questions on the TOEFL. The nature and types of test questions will be reviewed and discussed during the course.
Student Evaluation
There will be several methods of evaluation utilized
Skills for English Language Proficiency Testing
(TOEFL BTT10000297 (02))
Fall, 2010
Day: Thursday Time: 4:10 – 6:00 P.M. Room: B218
Assistant Professor: John R. Jenkins
Office Telephone: 03-341-2500 (6114) Office Room Number: AT 38 Home Telephone: 03-531-8555 Fax: 03-531-1668 Email: john06@mail.knu.edu.tw
Office Hours: Tuesday 10:00 -- 1:00 p.m. Wednesday: 11:00 -- 12:00 noon Thursday: 11:00 -- 4:00 p.m.
By Appointment!
Course Description
This course is an English language proficiency test course designed for students of English to familiarize themselves with the TOEFL and develop their test taking skills. The TOEFL test is a required admission test for international students enrolling in most American universities, but also is a proficiency test utilized by universities around the world to test the proficiency of English majors. The format of the three forms of the TOEFL including the Paper & Pencil test, the Computer-Based test (CBT), and the Internet-Based test (iBT) formats will be compared and contrasted. The course includes practice exercises from two sections of the iBT including the Listening and Reading sections. Sample tests will be administered periodically during the class. A format and test strategies and English proficiency test will also be administered. Class discussions will include topics such as strategies for preparing for the TOEFL, strategies for test day, and general test taking strategies for answering all types of questions on the TOEFL. The nature and types of test questions will be reviewed and discussed during the course.
Student Evaluation
There will be several methods of evaluation utilized
References: The Official Guide to the TOEFL iBT Third Edition (2009) NY: McGraw Hill. (ISBN 978-0-07-127107-3) *A4 size notebook required for the class.