A
Standardized Test, (TOEFL®)
assesses the English Proficiency
of people, whose native language
does not happen to be English.
It tests the ability to understand
North American English. Institutes
in other countries, where the
mode and language of instruction
is English, also use TOEFL®.
Most people take the TOEFL®
test as a prerequisite for admission
into colleges and universities
where English is used or required.
In addition, many government,
licensing, and certification
agencies and exchange and scholarship
programs use TOEFL® scores
to evaluate the English proficiency
of people for whom English is
not their native language.
The TOEFL® test (Test
of English as a Foreign Language)
is designed to measure the
English-language ability of
people who do not speak English
as their first language and
who plan to study at colleges
and universities in Canada
and the USA. Language specialists
prepare the material for the
TOEFL® test. The TOEFL®
test Committee of Examiners
establishes overall guidelines
for the test content and specifications.
All the content, questions,
specifications, and final
test forms are reviewed for
cultural and racial bias and
content appropriateness, according
to established Educational
Testing Service (ETS®)
procedures.
