TOEFL Skills

Strategies and Practice

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Course Content Overview:

Ready to boost your TOEFL scores? This course delivers lively, comprehensive instruction and hands-on practice, sharpening your skills in reading, listening, speaking, and writing with confidence.

The following are the topics and strategies covered in the course:

Reading Comprehension: Students will learn how to read and comprehend academic texts quickly and effectively, identifying the main ideas, supporting details, and inferences Conclusions drawn from evidence and reasoning in a text. Academic texts on a variety of topics will be covered.
Listening Comprehension: Students will learn how to listen to academic lectures and conversations and comprehend them accurately Correctly and without mistakes, identifying the main ideas, supporting details, and inferences Conclusions drawn from evidence and reasoning. Students will also learn how to take effective notes while listening.
Speaking: Students will learn how to communicate their ideas and opinions clearly and coherently, both in prepared and spontaneous speech. They will also learn how to effectively use a variety of speaking strategies, such as paraphrasing Restating text or speech in your own words, summarizing Giving a brief statement of the main points, and providing examples.
Writing: Students will learn how to effectively organize and develop their writing, using appropriate grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure. They will also learn how to analyze and respond to a variety of writing prompts.

Key Takeaway: This course builds your confidence across all four TOEFL skills—reading, listening, speaking, and writing—preparing you for success from day one.

Course Goals and Outcomes – view details

Throughout the course, students will participate in dynamic activities like practice exams, collaborative exercises, and peer discussions. These tasks are designed to build confidence and reinforce skills across all sections of the TOEFL exam. By the end of the program, students will have a solid foundation and the strategic tools necessary to perform successfully on test day.