TOEFL Ghana has existed for a long time. So many students and persons have taken TOEFL tests in Ghana for various purposes. Below is a detailed explanation of:
* What TOEFL is?
* Types of TOEFL tests?
* TOEFL Registration in Ghana
* TOEFL test dates in Ghana
WHAT IS TOEFL?
TOEFL, a Test of English as a Foreign Language, is a standardized test taken to measure the English ability of non-natives of English speaking countries.
TOEFL is administered by ETS. The test results are valid for 2 years after it is taken, after which it expires.
This system of test administration was established in 1962 by Dr. Charles A. Ferguson, the linguistic professor of Stanford University; after thirty government and private organizations sat down to address the problem of ensuring English speaking proficiencies of people who wanted to study in US universities.
The test was first administered in 1964 by the Modern Language Association and financed by grants from Ford Foundation and Danforth Foundation.
However, in 1965, the College Board and ETS took over the administration of the test.
ACCEPTED TOEFL SCORES
Most colleges use the TOEFL score as the only factor for their admission process. However, colleges often set a minimum TOEFL score required to gain admission. The minimum for the Internet-Based Test(iBT) score range from 61 to 110.
FORMS FOR TAKING TEST
There are four sections in the TOEFL test. They are:
- Reading: There are three to four passages, each with approximately 700 words, accompanied by 10 questions for each passage. The passages are mainly academic, the same as the contents you would see in undergraduate test books.
However, prior knowledge of topics under discussion is not necessary to come to the correct answer. The reading section tests your understanding of rhetorical functions such as cause-effect, compare-contrast, and argumentation.
Students are required to answer questions about main ideas, details, inferences, essential information, sentence insertion, vocabulary, rhetorical purpose, and overall ideas. In the new Internet-Based Test, students are required to fill in tables and provide summaries to passages, or parts of the passages.
- Listening: You are required to have 2-3 conversations with 5 questions asked from each conversation, and 5-7 lectures with 6 questions each. Each conversation is 2 ½ to 3minutes long, and each lecture is 4 ½ to 5 minutes long. The conversation involves a student and a professor, or a campus service provider. The lectures are academically based, and prior knowledge of the topic to be listened to is not necessary. The listening test is mainly to test students’ ability to understand main ideas, important details, implications, and relationships between ideas, organization of information, speaker purpose, and speaker attitude.
- Speaking: This section consists of 4 tasks. Task 1, which is an independent task, and tasks 2, 3, and 4, which are integrated. In task 1, students are made to answer opinion questions on familiar topics. They are evaluated on their ability to speak fluently, conveying their ideas clearly and coherently.
On tasks 2 and 4, test takers are made to read a short passage, listen to an academic lecture or conversation about campus life, and answer a question by combining relevant information from the passage and the talk.
However, in task 3, students are required to answer questions about what they heard from an academic course lecture they were made to listen to.
In the integrated task, students are evaluated on their ability to organize and effectively convey information from the reading materials or listening sources.
Test takers are allowed to take notes whiles they read or record and may refer to the notes when answering questions. A test taker is entitled to a short period for preparation before they have to begin to speak. All their responses are digitally recorded, sent to ETS’s Online Scoring Network (OSN), and evaluated by 3 to 6 raters.
- Writing: The writing section also consists of two parts: the integrated and the independent. It is administered to evaluate students’ ability to write in an academic setting.
In the integrated section, test-takers are made to read a passage on an academic topic and then listen to a speaker discuss it afterward. Then, the test-takers are made to write a summary of the relevant portions of the listening passage and explain how they relate to the key points in the reading passage.
In the independent task, the test-taker must write an essay, stating their opinion or choice, and explain it afterward. Responses are sent to ETS OSN and evaluated by at least 3 different raters.
TOEFL GHANA PAPER-DELIVERED TEST
The TOEFL paper-delivered test is the official test for use where there is a deficiency in internet connection or computer issues. It consists of Listening, Reading, and Writing, with the same scores as the internet-based test.
TOEFL GHANA INTERNET-BASED (iBT) TEST
There are 4 sections, each with a score of 0-30 points. The total score for the TOEFL iBT falls within the range of 0-120 points.
It consists of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The reading and listening are tested first, followed by a mandatory ten-minute break. The speaking and writing are then taken after the break.
A maximum amount of 203 minutes is allowed to complete the whole test. Each speaking question is initially given a raw score of 0-4, with a 1 point increment, and each writing question is initially given a raw score of 0.0 to 5.0, with an increment of 0.5 points. In each section, these scores are converted to scale scores of 0-30 points.
TOEFL REGISTRATION IN GHANA
BEFORE YOU REGISTER FOR TOEFL IN GHANA:
- Make yourself familiar with the fees.
- Register with the exact name you have on your ID.
HOW TO REGISTER FOR TOEFL IN GHANA:
- Create in ETS account
- Register either online or via the TOEFL official app.
- You can also register by phone or mail
- Choose a method of payment
- After registration, you will receive a confirmation email with the test date, start time, and test address.
For a safe and proper registration of the TOEFL, contact WISE consult @0502272133 or [email protected] / [email protected].
TOEFL TEST DATES IN GHANA
The following TOEFL test dates in Ghana are calculated from the time this article was being typed. It will however be updated annually to fulfill its purpose of existence.
ACCRA
| Days | Date |
| Friday | 11th Sept, 2020 |
| Friday | 18th Sept, 2020 |
| Saturday | 19th Sept, 2020 |
| Friday | 25th Sept, 2020 (Closed) |
| Saturday | 26th Sept, 2020 |
| Friday | 9th October, 2020 |
| Saturday | 10th Oct, 2020 |
| Saturday | 17th October 2020 |
| Saturday | 24th October 2020 |
| Saturday | 31st October 2020 |
| Saturday | 7th November 2020 |
| Friday | 13th November 2020 |
| Saturday | 21st November 2020 |
| Saturday | 5th December 2020 |
| Friday | 11th Dec 2020 |
| Saturday | 12th December 2020 |
| Saturday | 19th December 2020 |
KUMASI
| Day | Date |
| Saturday | 26th September, 2020 |
| Friday | 9th October 2020 |
| Saturday | 21st November 2020 |
| Friday | 11th December 2020 |
| Friday | 15th January 2021 |
| Saturday | 16th January 2021 |
| Saturday | 30th January 2021 |
| Saturday | 6th February 2021 |
| Saturday | 20th February 2021 |
BY:
Mohammed Moro.
Digital Marketing Specialist(WISE CONSULT).