Test of English as a Foreign Language

E13805
English language test language proficiency test standardized test

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is a standardized exam that measures the English language proficiency of non-native speakers for academic and professional purposes, especially for admission to universities in English-speaking countries.

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Observed surface forms (4)

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TOEFL 3
TOEFL iBT 3
TOEFL Essentials 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English language test ⓘ
language proficiency test ⓘ
standardized test ⓘ
abbreviation Test of English as a Foreign Language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: TOEFL
acceptedBy universities in Australia ⓘ
universities in Canada ⓘ
universities in New Zealand ⓘ
universities in many European countries ⓘ
universities in the United Kingdom ⓘ
universities in the United States ⓘ
administeredBy ETS ⓘ
Educational Testing Service (nearby campus) ⓘ
surface form: Educational Testing Service
developedBy Educational Testing Service (nearby campus) ⓘ
surface form: Educational Testing Service
format internet-based test ⓘ
paper-based test ⓘ
hasSection listening ⓘ
reading ⓘ
speaking ⓘ
writing ⓘ
hasVariant Test of English as a Foreign Language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: TOEFL Essentials

Test of English as a Foreign Language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: TOEFL ITP

Test of English as a Foreign Language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: TOEFL iBT
headquartersLocationOfAdministrator Princeton, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form: Princeton, New Jersey
introduced 1964 ⓘ
languageTested English ⓘ
mainFormat Test of English as a Foreign Language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: TOEFL iBT
measuresSkill academic listening ⓘ
academic reading ⓘ
academic speaking ⓘ
academic writing ⓘ
offeredIn many countries worldwide ⓘ
primaryPurpose academic admission ⓘ
assessment of English proficiency ⓘ
university admission ⓘ
registrationMethod online registration ⓘ
scoreRange 0–120 ⓘ
scoreScale 0–30 per section ⓘ
targetAudience non-native English speakers ⓘ
testDuration approximately 3 hours ⓘ
testFrequency multiple times per year ⓘ
testType criterion-referenced test ⓘ
typicalValidityPeriod 2 years ⓘ
usedFor admission to universities in English-speaking countries ⓘ
employment screening ⓘ
professional certification ⓘ
scholarship applications ⓘ
student visa applications ⓘ
website https://www.ets.org/toefl ⓘ

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Test of English as a Foreign Language → abbreviation → Test of English as a Foreign Language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: TOEFL
Test of English as a Foreign Language → hasVariant → Test of English as a Foreign Language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: TOEFL iBT
Test of English as a Foreign Language → hasVariant → Test of English as a Foreign Language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: TOEFL Essentials
Test of English as a Foreign Language → hasVariant → Test of English as a Foreign Language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: TOEFL ITP
Test of English as a Foreign Language → mainFormat → Test of English as a Foreign Language self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: TOEFL iBT
Educational Testing Service (nearby campus) → notableTest → Test of English as a Foreign Language ⓘ
subject surface form: Educational Testing Service
this entity surface form: TOEFL iBT
Educational Testing Service (nearby campus) → notableTest → Test of English as a Foreign Language ⓘ
subject surface form: Educational Testing Service
this entity surface form: TOEFL Essentials
ETS → notableTestDeveloped → Test of English as a Foreign Language ⓘ
this entity surface form: TOEFL
Educational Testing Service (nearby campus) → product → Test of English as a Foreign Language ⓘ
subject surface form: Educational Testing Service
Educational Testing Service (nearby campus) → productAbbreviation → Test of English as a Foreign Language ⓘ
subject surface form: Educational Testing Service
this entity surface form: TOEFL