The TOEFL and Grammar

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2001, Volume 39, Number 3 showing cyclists

This article examines the implications of universities in non-English-speaking countries imposing TOEFL requirements on their students. The author points out the difference between grammar taught in classrooms and how structure is evaluated on the TOEFL. The author identifies and discusses three categories: syntax, combination, and vocabulary. The article discusses important features of the test in order to familiarize EFL teachers with the TOEFL in each of these categories.

Author:
Michael Thompson

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Teachers Grammar Vocabulary Teacher Training Assessment
Cover of English Teaching Forum 2001, Volume 39, Number 3 showing cyclists

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2001, Volume 39, Number 3 showing cyclists

English Teaching Forum 2001, Volume 39, Number 3

This issues addresses velocity and the velocipede, the TOEFL and Grammar, and statistics and research design.