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.
该课程旨在帮助学生打好语言基础的同时,注重培养学生实际语言应用能力,特别是用英语处理未来工作业务的能力。课程着重提高学生的求职竞争力,为学生未来可持续发展打下良好基础。课程以职场环境中的典型工作任务为主线,强调学习者在职场情景中的语言综合运用能力提升,以满足新时期就业岗位对人才的英语应用能力需求。
课程目录:
Unit 1 Organization
Unit 2 Office
Unit 3 Business Meals
Unit 4 Product
Unit 5 Trade
Unit 6 Transportation
Unit 7 Customer service
Unit 8 Career
In 2008, he was appointed as the World Bank’s chief economist and the senior vice president in charge of development economics, becoming the first person from a developing country to hold these positions. After his tenure expired in 2012, Lin returned to Peking University, where he continued his teaching and research activities He currently serves as a standing committee member of the CPPCC and is the deputy director of its Economic Committee. In addition, he is a counselor of the State Council, the vice chairman of the Expert Committee for the 13th and 14th five-year plans, and the chairman of the International Advisory Committee for the “Belt and Road” Forum for International Cooperation. Lin has authored more than 20 books on new structural economics and published more than 100 papers in domestic and foreign academic journals.
付才辉 研究员
Researcher Caihui Fu
付才辉,北京大学新结构经济学研究院研究员,教材课程与报告案例研发中心主任。2014年起协助林毅夫教授创办北京大学新结构经济学研究中心(现新结构经济学研究院),开展新结构经济学的学科建设与智库建设工作。 与林毅夫教授合著有首部新结构经济学教材《新结构经济学导论》与《解读世界经济发展》等多部新结构经济学学术著作。每年春季学期在北京大学开设“新结构经济学导论”公共课程、秋季学期在清华大学开设“新结构经济学分析”通识课程。
Caihui Fu is a researcher at Peking University’s Institute of New Structural Economics, and he is the director of the Research Center for Textbooks, Case Studies and Flagship Reports. Since 2014, he has been helping Professor Lin to establish Peking University’s Institute of New Structural Economics, develop the discipline and create think tank for the field. Along with Professor Lin, Fu co-authored the first textbooks on new structural economics, Introduction to New Structural Economics and Understanding World Economic Development, among many other academic texts on the theory. In addition, he leads a common required “Introduction to New Structural Economics” course every spring semester at Peking University. Likewise, he leads a core “New Structural Economics Analysis” course every fall semester at Tsinghua University.