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.
【课程特色】
内容丰富，全面新颖：课程涵盖英美国家的地理、历史、政治、经济等多个领域，内容丰富多彩，趣味性强，通过对其发展轨迹的介绍，梳理其历史与变迁，理解英语国家的发展模式。思政育人，主题鲜明：课程内容不仅局限在历史事件本身，对重要事件涉及到的人文、文化等因素进行深入的剖析。课程还引入思政育人元素，注重将英语国家的发展经验与中国国情相比较，通过多维度解构和系统性分析，思考中国特色社会主义道路的独特优势，实现知识传授与价值引领的有机统一。
【主讲团队】
刘中阳：女，中共党员，副教授，硕士生导师，英国兰卡斯特大学硕士，美国东新墨西哥大学访问学者。现任人文与外国语学院英语系主任。国家级一流本科专业（英语）负责人、陕西省课程思政示范课程、教学团队负责人（《基础口译》）、陕西省一流课程《科技英语口笔译》主讲、陕西省精品课程《基础英语》主讲。研究方向：翻译理论与实践、科技英语口译理论与实践、英语教育、国际传播。任职期间，主讲本科生《基础英语》《基础口译》《高级科技英语口译》，研究生《口译理论与技巧》《翻译学前沿》等课程；第一作者发表学术论文20余篇，编写教材8部，主持科研项目10余项，其中教育部人文社科基金项目1项、陕西省社科基金项目1项、MTI教指委项目1项，厅局级、校级项目10余项。曾获西安理工大学本科教学成果奖一等奖、研究生教学成果奖二等奖、西安理工大学教书育人先进个人、“课程育人”先进个人、本科教学优秀奖等奖励。多次指导学生在“外研社杯”全国大学生英语演讲、辩论以及各类口译大赛中获奖。
于强福：副教授，硕士研究生导师，英语系副主任兼院学科秘书，匹兹堡大学、东新墨西哥大学访问学者，校第四批优秀青年教师。研究方向为外语教学、地域文化翻译与传播、翻译理论与实践等。主持并完成教育部人文社会科学研究规划项目1项、陕西省社会科学基金项目1项、陕西省社科界重大理论与现实问题研究项目1项、陕西省教育厅科学研究计划项目2项、西安市社科规划基金项目1项、横向科研项目4项、校级科研项目10余项；发表SSCI、SCI、EI、CSSCI、北大核心等期刊论文50余篇，出版专著1部，副主编教材1部，参与教材编写10余部；担任Frontiers in Psychology（SSCI检索期刊）、Heliyon（SCI检索期刊）、Frontiers in Education、Environment and Social Psychology等期刊审稿专家。承担英语专业研究生《文献阅读与学术写作》、《社会语言学》、非英语专业研究生《基础英语》、英语专业本科生《基础英语》等课程教学工作。获院青年教师讲课比赛特等奖1项、一等奖1项，校青年教师讲课比赛三等奖1项，校本科教学优秀奖；多次被评为校级科研先进个人、校级本科生毕业论文优秀指导教师、研究生毕业论文优秀指导教师、校级优秀本科生导师；获省级教学成果二等奖1项（参与人）、校级教学成果特等奖、一等奖各1项（参与人）、二等奖4项（其中2项第一完成人）；指导学生获西北地区研究生英语演讲邀请赛暨陕西省研究生英语演讲比赛一等奖、二等奖。
杨玉霞：女，硕士，西安理工大学人文与外国语学院英语系讲师。英国爱丁堡大学对外英语教育硕士学位。研究方向为英语教育。以第一作者发表学术论文数十篇、参与教材编写3本；主持校级教学改革项目2项、并参与科研及教改项目约十余项。承担非英语专业研究生《科技英语阅读》、《科技英语翻译与写作》，英语专业本科生《主要英语国家概况》、《基础科技英语阅读1》、《基础科技英语阅读2》、《英语报刊选读》等课程的教学工作。
莫文莉：英语系教师，本科毕业于湖南大学化学专业，获理学学士学位。1995年～2001年在西安理工大学水利水电学院从事物理化学、专业英语等的教学工作，2000年晋升为讲师。1998年～2001年在西安交通大学外国语学院攻读外国语言学及应用语言学硕士研究生，为3年制学术型硕士，毕业并获得文学硕士学位。2001年3月进入西安理工大学人文与外国语学院，从事英语专业的教学工作。2012年赴美国匹兹堡大学访学。参与编写的专著、教材包括《学术英语写作》，《文化视角下的语言》等。
樊迪：人文与外国语学院讲师。2014年-至今，西安理工大学，人文与外国语学院，助教/讲师。从事英语专业本科生及非英语专业研究生的课堂教学和实践教学工作，承担了本科生的《基础英语》、《英汉语言对比》、《英语写作》和《商务英语视听说》，研究生的《基础英语》和《应用英语》等课程的讲授工作，每年指导本科生2-3名。主要研究方向为翻译理论与评价方法，主持了陕西省教育厅人文专项、西安理工大学教学改革研究等课题，发表了多篇研究论文，并参编了英语教材多本。
王冕：讲师。西安理工大学英语专业学士；北京师范大学外国语言学与应用语言学硕士；新加坡南洋理工大学英语语言教学研究生；加州大学洛杉矶分校访问学者。研究方向：翻译理论与实践、中医学翻译、认知语言学。主讲课程：英语写作、英语语法、外贸英语函电。
冯羽：本科毕业于四川大学外国语学院英文系，获文学学士学位；研究生就读于英国帝国理工学院，主修翻译技术，获硕士学位。主讲课程：本科课程《初级英语听力》《英语演讲与辩论》《科技英语实务写作》等；研究生课程《基础英语》等。研究方向：翻译技术，第二外语教学。
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