This test preparation course, developed by the experts who create, administer and score the TOEFL test, will help English language learners improve their skills.
The TOEFL test is a widely accepted English-language assessment. It has helped millions of people achieve their dreams to study, work or live abroad. More than 10,000 institutions of higher education, government agencies and organizations worldwide accept TOEFL scores for making important decisions.
This course will help you understand what you can do to achieve a better TOEFL test score. Instructors will guide you through each section (Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing) and, using archived past test questions, will explain the kinds of questions you can expect. You will receive valuable advice, including how to register for the test, how it is scored and how to prepare for test day.
This course is highly interactive, using videos, sample questions with explanations, short quizzes and collaborative discussion boards. You will also have access to real test materials from past tests.
In addition, there will be free resources and discounted test prep offers throughout the course. Finally, you will receive valuable insider tips to help you do better on the TOEFL test so you can apply to the university or job of your dreams.
【Meet the instructors】
Michael W. Knab (“Inside the TOEFL® Test” Host) is the host of “Inside the TOEFL® Test” video series and a frequent contributor to the ETS TOEFL® blog, “Study. Learn. Live.” He joined ETS in 2002, and has been part of the TOEFL® team in various roles since 2007. Before coming to ETS, he developed advanced teacher standards and was a middle-school English teacher. He holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from Trinity University (D.C.) and a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Villanova University.
Cynthia Newman (Reading Instructor) has worked in the field of English Language Learning for 30 years. She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from the University of Northern Iowa and the Cambridge Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults (DTEFLA, currently known as DELTA). Throughout her career, she has specialized in the curriculum development, teaching, and testing of English for Academic Purposes. She has taught in pre-university Intensive English Programs as well as post-admittance Spoken English/Teaching Assistant preparation programs, academic Writing programs, and English for Specific Purposes programs both in the United States and the Middle East. Since joining ETS upon her return to the United States in 2005, she has worked on the TOEFL iBT® speaking and reading measures.
Shawn Gorman (Writing Instructor) holds a Ph.D. in French Language and Literature from Boston University. He also taught French and English at the high school and university level in Europe and the United States for 9 years. He has published research on topics in 20th century French literature and philosophy and presented research on second language acquisition at professional conferences. He also worked as a librarian at Harvard University for 7 years.
Molly Palmer (Speaking Instructor) has worked as an Assessment Specialist in English Language Learning at ETS since 2013. She works primarily on the TOEFL® test speaking and reading measures. Before coming to ETS, Molly taught Spanish language and literature for several years at the university level. She earned her Ph.D. in Spanish Cultural Studies from Rutgers University in 2010. Molly also has extensive experience teaching English. She lived in Spain for many years, where she taught English to university students.
Faye Weidner (Host) joined ETS in 2013 and has been working on the speaking section of the TOEFL® test ever since. She works on development of speaking items and also oversees online scoring activities. Prior to coming to ETS, she taught English to university students in Changsha, China, and to adult immigrants in Washington, D.C. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and German from Dickinson College, as well as a Master of Education in Intercultural Communication from the University of Pennsylvania. She loves to study languages and explore the world—she speaks German and Spanish, and has lived in Spain, Germany, and China.
Insook Chung (Listening Instructor) is an Assessment Specialist in the Assessment Development Division at ETS in Princeton, New Jersey. She has been working on the TOEFL® test, specializing in listening assessment, and developing the SAT Korean Subject Test. She received her Doctor of Education degree (Ed.D.) in Language Education from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Her experiences include teaching English as a foreign language in Korea and teaching Korean language in the United States.
Kathleen Fletcher (Moderator) is a TOEFL® Test Prep and Skill Building Product Manager at ETS in Princeton, New Jersey. She began her career with ETS in 2006 and over the last 10 years, has worked within the Global Education, New Product Development and the Higher Education groups. In her current position as a TOEFL® Test Prep and Skill Building product manager, Kathleen manages current TOEFL® test preparation tools, as well as works on the development of new products.
Elizabeth Jenner (Moderator) is an Assessment Specialist in English Language Learning at ETS. She has specialized in developing the TOEFL® iBT test and its supporting materials for test takers since 2004. She earned her Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics from the University of New England, Australia. She speaks Spanish, has lived in Mexico and Guatemala, and loves learning about the indigenous cultures of Latin America.
Ashley Woodrow (Moderator) joined ETS in 2013 as part of the TOEFL® team. She works on the TOEFL® social media properties and the development of the TOEFL® scholarship program. She holds a Bachelor of Science from West Chester University, and is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration from Rider University.
广东外语外贸大学英文学院的《当代美国社会与文化》课程是英语专业的核心必修课程，为想了解美国社会和文化的学生提供全面而深入的介绍，并旨在提升学生对文化现象的分析和研究能力。
课程共十五个单元，内容涵盖美国政治、经济、和社会的各个方面。政治方面主要着重于美国宪法、修正案、政府架构、两大政党、利益集团、司法和社会福利等话题。经济方面包括国内经济、金融、外贸和工作就业等。社会方面较为广泛，包括教育、移民、种族、家庭、媒体、娱乐、犯罪和警察等话题。每一个话题都将提供一个审视美国社会的独特视角，使学生获取对美国文化的多维度、全方位的深刻理解。
课程的独特之处在于它不停留于简单的文化介绍层面，而是注重对美国社会深层架构的探索，提升学生透过现象看本质的分析能力。课程积累了二十多年的教学经验，采用全英教学，教学团队国际化，跨文化的视角尤其适用于想了解美国社会文化的中国学习者。
参考资料
1. Zinn, Howard. 2015. A People's History of the United States. Harper Perennial Modern Classics.
2. Forte, David F & Spalding, Matthew, ed. 2014. The Heritage Guide to the US Constitution, revised. Regnery Publishing.
3. Sadker, David M. 2011. Teachers, Schools, and Society: A Brief Introduction to Education, 3rd ed. McGraw Hill Education.
4. Bayor, Ronald H, ed. 2016. The Oxford Handbook of American Immigration and Ethnicity. Oxford University Press.
5. Stinnet, Nancy; Stinnet, Nick; DeGenova, Mary Kay & Rice, F Phillip, ed. 2016. Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families. Oxford University Press.
6. Schiller, Bradley R & Gabhardt, Karen. 2015. The Economy Today. McGraw-Hill Education.
7. Segal, Elizabeth A. 2009. Social Welfare Policy and Social Programs. Cengage Learning.
8. Noel, Hans. 2014. Political Ideologies and Political Parties in America. Cambridge University Press.
9. Sweet, Stephen A. 2016. Changing Contours of Work: Jobs and Opportunities in the New Economy. SAGE Publications, Inc.
10. Luther, Catherine A. 2011. Diversity in the US Mass Media. Wiley-Blackwell.
11. Neubauer, David & Meinhold, Stephen S. 2016. Judicial Process: Law, Courts, and Politics in the United States. Cengage Learning.
12. Panzarella, Robert & Vona, Daniel. 2013. Criminal Justice Masterworks: A History of Ideas About Crime, Law, Police and Corrections. Carolina Academic Press.
【课程团队】
曾艳钰：湖南师范大学“潇湘学者”特聘教授，外国语学院院长，博士生导师；主要从事英美文学与文化研究；兼任国际美国研究学会常务理事、全国英国文学学会常务理事、中国高校外语学科联盟常务理事、湖南省外语类专业教学指导委员会副主任等学术职务；入选教育部“新世纪优秀人才”支持计划，曾荣获“湖南省普通高校学科带头人”、“湖南省普通高等学校教学名师”、“湖南省新世纪121人才工程人选”等省级以上荣誉称号；主持完成省部级科研、教研项目7项、国家社科基金1项；曾先后2次获得湖南省普通高校优秀教学成果三等奖、湖南省第十三届哲学社会科学优秀成果三等奖；出版多部著作、译著及教材多部，在国内外重要学术刊物上发表学术论文50余篇。
曹波：博士，湖南师范大学教授；主要从事英国文学和爱尔兰文学研究；主持国家社科基金项目、教育部人文社科规划项目、省社科基金项目、省教育厅人文社科项目等各类课题各1项；在全国外语类核心刊物发表论文近20篇，出版专著3部、译著3部、合著两部、高校教材1部。
龙娟：博士，湖南师范大学教授，博士生导师，哈佛大学英文系访问学者；主要从事美国环境文学和20世纪西方文艺理论研究；曾主持国家社科基金项目1项、省社科基金项目2项、省教育厅项目1项，现主持国家社科基金一般项目1项、国家社科基金重大招标项目子项目1项；出版学术专著3部，发表学术论文20多篇；曾获省级奖2项、获教育部高等学校科学研究优秀成果奖1项。
刘白：博士后，湖南师范大学教授；主要从事英美文学研究；近年来主持国家社科基金项目1项，中国博士后面上资助项目1项，省（部）级科研项目6项；出版著作《近现代英美狄更斯学术史研究》（独著）、《狄更斯学术史研究》（合著），译著《狄更斯研究文集》（合译）；先后获湖南省第十三届社会科学优秀成果奖二等奖，湘潭市第九届哲学社会科学优秀成果二等奖等；在Interdisciplinary Studies of Literature、《外国文学研究》、《当代外国文学》和《英美文学研究论丛》等外语类核心刊物上发表论文30多篇。
任海燕：南京大学英语系博士，湖南师范大学外国语学院英语系教师、硕士生导师；曾在华盛顿大学（University of Washington）和加州大学洛杉矶分校（University of California, Los Angeles）从事访学和学术研究；主要研究领域为英语文学和西方思辨理论等；先后主持国家社科基金项目1项，湖南省社科基金项目1项，湖南省教育厅项目1项，校级科研项目2项；在欧洲出版学术专著Différance in Signifying Robinson Crusoe，在《外国文学》《国外文学》《中国翻译》和《当代外国文学》等外语类重要刊物上发表学术论文十余篇。
谭彦纬：博士，湖南师范大学外国语学院英语系教师、硕士生导师；在《国外文学》、《当代外国文学》、Modern Fiction Studies、Postcolonial Text等国内外期刊发表学术论文多篇；已主持完成湖南省教育厅课题1项，现主持国家社科基金课题1项、湖南省社科基金课题1项；主要从事英语文学、文艺理论、以及中西文化对比等方面的研究。
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