TOEFL 101: Improve your score with a TOEFL rater (inc. 2023 changes)
Students begin their TOEFL journey with Teacher Peter, an experienced TOEFL rater and TOEFL prep coach. They get advice, practice, scoring/feedback, and helpful training resources on each section of the TOEFL iBT.
Peter Kanjorski
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What's included
4 pre-recorded lessons
4 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentHomework
1 hour per week. TOEFL 101 learners will be asked to answer reading and listening questions, respond to speaking section tasks, and write essays taken directly from TOEFL practice tests. They will also be asked to complete simulated TOEFL practice tests that will be scored and evaluated by Teacher Peter.Assessment
Homework will be evaluated by Teacher Peter, an experienced TOEFL prep coach and TOEFL rater. At the end of each week, learners will complete a timed, full TOEFL practice test for that week's section (reading, listening, speaking, or writing). Teacher Peter will then score and evaluate each learner's practice test, and provide personalized feedback to each learner. By the end of the four week Flex Class, learners will be able to estimate their current TOEFL score and decide if they need more training or are ready to take their test.Grading
TOEFL practice tests will be scored and reported to students.Class Experience
US Grade 8 - 11
Since 1964 the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) has been a rite of passage for millions of international students and professionals hoping to study or work in the United States. Even if they’ve studied English for years, most students find the test difficult and even frustrating. But how does it really work and what does it take to succeed? This course provides an overview of the TOEFL and gives students the practice, advice, feedback and resources they’ll need. Join me, Teacher Peter, an experienced TOEFL rater and ESL teacher, to learn the skills you'll need to score your best. _____________________________________________________________ Lesson #1: Class Introduction and Reading Section Video Lectures: -Welcome message -Introducing Teacher Peter -All about the TOEFL iBT -TOEFL changes coming in July 2023 -Reading Section overview (including question types) -Expanding your TOEFL vocabulary -How to manage your time -Reading and answering strategy -Reading Section "wrap up" and homework Assignments: -TOEFL vocabulary list - week #1 -Vocabulary questions (3) -Factual questions (3) -Negative factual questions (3) -Inference questions (3) -Rhetorical purpose questions (3) -Sentence simplification questions (3) -Insert text question (1) -Prose summary question (1) -Fill-in a table question (1) -Timed reading section full practice test (1) Learner Resources: -Reading Section practice tests -Vocabulary practice _____________________________________________________________ Lesson #2: Listening Section Video Lectures: Listening Section overview (including question types) How to take good notes Listening and answering strategy Listening Section "wrap up" and homework Assignments: -TOEFL vocabulary list - week #2 -Gist-purpose and gist-content questions (3) -Making inferences questions (3) -Connecting content questions (3) -Organization questions (3) -Detail questions (3) -Function questions (3) -Timed listening section full practice test (1) Learner Resources: -Listening Section practice tests -Listening comprehension practice _____________________________________________________________ Lesson #3: Speaking Section Video Lectures: -Speaking Section overview (including task types) -Task #1 - Giving your opinion -Task #2 - Campus situation -Task #3 - Summarize reading passage and academic lecture -Task #4 - Summarize an academic lecture -How to take good notes (the answer may surprise you) -What's the biggest speaking section "score-killer"? -Speaking Section "wrap up" and homework Assignments: -TOEFL vocabulary list - week #3 -Task #1 responses (3) -Task #2 responses (3) -Task #3 responses (3) -Task #4 responses (3) -Timed speaking section full practice test (1) Learner Resources: -Speaking Section practice tests -Sample responses _____________________________________________________________ Lesson #4: Writing Section and Final Comments Video Lectures: -Writing Section overview (including task types) -Essay #1 - Contrast written passage and lecture -Essay #2 - Give your opinion (until July 26, 2023) -How to take good notes (the answer STILL may surprise you) -How to manage your time -What's the most common writing section mistake? -Speaking Section "wrap up" and homework -TOEFL 101: class conclusion Assignments: -TOEFL vocabulary list - week #4 -Essay #1 practice (2) -Essay #2 practice (2) -Timed writing section full practice test (1) Learner Resources: -Writing Section practice tests -Sample essays _____________________________________________________________
Learning Goals
TOEFL 101 introduces learners to all four sections of the TOEFL iBT and provides instruction, practice, feedback, and test scoring from an experienced TOEFL prep coach and TOEFL rater. Learners will be taught answering and time management strategies, receive vocabulary and note taking advice, and find out about important changes coming to the TOEFL.
Syllabus
4 Lessons
over 4 WeeksLesson 1:
Class Introduction and Reading Section
Introduction to the updated TOEFL and detailed overview of the Reading Section. Lesson 2:
Listening Section
Detailed overview of the Listening Section. Lesson 3:
Speaking Section
Detailed overview of the Speaking Section. Lesson 4:
Writing Section
Detailed overview of the Writing Section. Other Details
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined July, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in English Language and Literature from Dickinson College
A native English speaker with a degree in English and Political Science and two TEFL certificates, I've been teaching English to beginning and advanced students since 2012. I also score the speaking sections of the TOEFL iBT, TOEFL Essentials and TOEIC exams and have successfully prepared many students to take the TOEFL as well as other international English exams.
I've taught 15,000 hours of English to well over a hundred students over the past 11 years and consider myself an expert in the field. Some of my students have been with me for seven years or more and have become like family. I enjoy watching their development and helping them achieve their goals.Reviews
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Ages: 13-18
