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ABOUT TOEFL >>
The Internet Based Test of English as a Foreign Language (iBT) is the new generation Toefl. It is the 3rd generation of the Toefl that City Education is providing classes in having started in the early nineties with the paper based Toefl. The iBT is about as cutting edge as a proficiency test gets. With a radically new platform and futuristic test delivery, the iBT is the most exciting thing to happen to the world of exam testing in decades.  The iBT is substantially different from the CBT (Computer Based Toefl) in that it has an ‘integrated' testing platform. This new platform integrates linguistic skills in an environ that is a close replication of the classroom atmosphere. The purpose of this new innovation in testing is to give score receivers a better idea of how well speakers of other languages will do in an academic setting where English is the first language.  However, all the modules of the Toefl have not been ‘integrated'. Students are only expected to show the skills of integrating different sources of information in the ‘Writing' and ‘Speaking' Sections.   The iBT will be introduced in Nepal in April 2006 and will immediately impact the testing environ in Nepal. All universities that accepted CBT scores will continue giving validity to CBT scores till they expire and will also accept iBT scores from students in Nepal who have given this new test post April 2006. The is also no cost rise in the administration of the iBT with a reasonable cost of $140.
 
Detailed Test Format:
Section
Time Limit
No. of Question
  Reading
60-100 minutes
36-70
  Listening
60-90 minutes
34-51
  Break
10 minutes
-
  Speaking
20 minutes
6 tasks
  Writing
50 minutes
2 tasks
 
Scoring:

How will the Speaking section be scored?

  • Each of the six tasks is rated from 0 to 4, and the average of these scores is converted to a scaled score of 0 to 30.
  • Human scorers rate the responses. They evaluate the test-taker's ability in topic development, delivery, and language use
  • The two tasks are rated from 0 to 5, and the average of these scores is converted to a scaled score of 0 to 30.
  • Human scorers rate the responses.
  • Scorers evaluate the integrated writing task on the overall quality of the writing (development, organization, appropriate and precise use of grammar and vocabulary) and the completeness and accuracy of the content. Scorers rate the independent writing essay on the overall quality of the writing:
 
Section
Score
  Reading
60-100 minutes
  Listening
60-90 minutes
  Speaking
20 minutes
  Writing
50 minutes
Total
0-120
 
 

Class Duration and Rotational Modules

The Total Duration of the iBT class at CIty Education is 8 weeks. We place an equal emphasis on all the modules with extra emphasis on the new ‘integration. The following is the break up of all module durations. 
                               Speaking- 2 weeks
                               Reading- 2 weeks
                               Writing – 2 weeks
                               Listening-  2 weeks
All iBT courses at CIty Education are rotational in nature. This means that you can join a new module virtually every Monday. Phone the friendly counselor on duty at City Education and enquire about the class timings or just contact us online and we will get back to you to tell you when you can start a clas

Start Date

See you on Monday!
Every Monday is course starting day at City Education. Just e-mail or phone us to get comprehensive info about class times. Or better still, just register online! 

Facilities and Testing

As an alumnus of City Education, you can expect the best facilities. With full day lab and library access, you have a wealth of material to study and a fast internet connection to do all your internet research. In addition to all these, you are also allowed, at no extra cost, to repeat any module that you feel you are not doing well at. Lastly, our instructors are accessible and friendly and are available at the institute all day for advice and assistance.

Testing

Every Sunday is testing day! With full length tests every Sunday, we build up testing stamina and put you in the frame of mind in where you are prepared to take on just about anything. The full length tests include speaking and are as comprehensive as the ‘real' tests.

Training Modules and Free Materials

We use world class training modules at City Education! In the writing section, we use an essay writing program called ‘ProseMaster' that enables students to tackle just about anything that is thrown at them by way of essays. ‘ProseMaster' also incorporates the ‘integrated' elements so independent and integrated tasks are adequately tackled.
In the ‘Listening' section, we use a sufficient amount of materials that are from the official source (ETS) as well as from world reputed exam prep companies like ‘Longman', ‘Kaplan' and ‘Princeton'
In the Reading section too we use all the above mentioned materials in addition to a vast database of material that City Education has been collecting ever since we started out in the early nineties.
In the ‘Speaking' section, we use cutting edge software that help improve the students' accents and our own software, developed by NIEC faculty, called ‘Converse'.
We also provide students at City Education with a vast range of free materials that they can take home. Over 1300 ‘Reading' questions, Over 300 sample ‘independent' essays, and listings of all Listening skills are just some of the cool stuff we give students. In addition to all this, we also give students their very own iBT manual and a CD. 

Faculty

Meet the dudes that matter! These guys make iBT classes seem like a lark! They are erudite, smart and also fun loving. Class is never a boring experience at City Education.

Free Pre Toefl Lessons

Not Confident? Didn't do well in the diagnostic test? Want to start from the basics? If the answer to all these questions is a ‘yes', then the FREE Pre-Toefl class is for you! Just come over, register for an iBT course and take a four week FREE Pre Toefl class!