COURSE OVERVIEW
1. Course Details
When: Tuesdays & Thursdays 12.15 - 13.45
Where:
Zentraleinrichtung Moderne Sprachen (ZEMS)
Raum 409
Hardenbergstr. 16-18
10623 BerlinCredit: wahl- bzw. ergaenzungsfachberechtigt
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Why: Hmmmmm
2. Objectives
The goal of the class is to help you improve your score on the TOEFL Exam. Given the fact that the exam has been completely revised and is administered on a computer, there are some issues regarding "test taking" that have to be addressed.
Specifically, by the end of this course you should be:
completely familiar with all aspects of the form and general content the computerized TOEFL comprises
able to answer questions on all four parts of the TOEFL test with a clear understanding of the question types and how your answers will be scored
used to sitting in front of a computer screen for a couple of hours in a row, during which you're working on online English exercises. This is a VERY important skill for the TOEFL iBT, which is four hours long!
upper- intermediate level proficiency in both spoken and written English (Abiturenglisch)
email access
recommended: basic knowledge of the Internet
4. The course structure involves
an introduction to the ETS TOEFL iBT materials
introduction to and practice of a wide variety of TOEFL-level vocabulary
starting the second week, writing one practice essay per week. This assignment will be submitted to the instructor via email. It will be graded and returned via the same medium.
In
addition to web pages of a more general nature, this site also contains a page
for each class, which
are linked to a calendar. These contain the topics for each day, as well as provide links
that are relevant to the day's topics.
5. Class topics will include, but not be limited to:
A thorough introduction to the TOEFL iBT
Vocabulary practice
Listening practice
Speaking practice
A review of selected points of English grammar
A review of the elements of English writing (paragraphs, punctuation, etc.)
Last but not least: SUGGESTIONS FROM PARTICIPANTS REGARDING CLASS ACTIVITIES AND TOPICS ARE VERY WELCOME!
Oh yes, one more small thing: whenever you want to see a page of links related to learning English, just click on the picture of the computer in the left frame.
NOW PLEASE READ THE "BACKGROUND" PAGE
Last updated: 18 October 2011