TOEFL iBT: Technology breakthrough in TOEFL exam

Taking the international TOEFL certificate without having to submit an exam through the US, without waiting for months to get results, the test allows you to test your speaking skills. That's just 3 of the many advantages that a new TOEFL test technology brings: TOEFL test of new version of high-speed Internet application - TOEFL iBT of American Educational Testing Institute - ETS. This is considered a breakthrough in providing services to assess English proficiency with modern technology.

Studying and taking an international language certificate for many young Vietnamese is a real and very hot need. TOEIC, IELTS, TOEFL are certificates that many people are pursuing to be eligible to attend English-speaking schools.

But, so far, those who want to have an international TOEFL certificate with registration and waiting procedures are always big obstacles. Sign up, wait for the exam schedule, waiting for the exam results can always have errors, causing quite a lot of inconveniences. Not to mention, the old exam does not have speaking skills, a skill that is being improved in many international schools.

Launched around the world since September 2005, the TOEFL test uses high-speed Internet technology evaluated by the US Educational Testing Institute, a trusted partner with the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam. is a perfect and inevitable combination of technology with a competitor's test.

According to Mr. Doan Hong Nam, Director of IIG Vietnam, the only ETS authorized facility for TOEFL iBT test said: " The previous paper-based test assesses 3 skills of listening, reading, writing, and not checking. So, some schools accept students who have questions, the students have scored, but the speaking skills are not clear, and with this requirement, this TOEFL test has met all four skills with The principle of ETS is to ensure 100% objectivity, that is, without the impact of people, so they do not use teachers directly, but people use technology to evaluate ".

Since January 2006, after being appointed as the official representative of ETS in developing the TOEFL program in Vietnam, the ETS Educational Testing Standards has been implemented by IIG Vietnam at many locations in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. Specially designed TOEFL test rooms via the Internet are directly monitored and tested by information technology experts of the US Educational Testing Service (ETS).

According to engineer Pham Hung, who has been trained in the US on the deployment of this standard examination room system, the examination process will not have any complexity. He said: " Candidates will be given their own codes to access the ETS server. After accessing the server, candidates can start their exams, since then, Through the speaking, writing and reading sections, each participant will see the instructions on the screen or listen to the instructions through the headset. After each part of the test, the candidate's test will be sent to the ETS server ".

It is expected that at the end of May, this new TOEFL test will be officially introduced in Vietnam. IIG Vietnam also cooperates with ETS to have programs to adapt gradually to this new technology such as training teachers to practice or popularize CALL and CRITERION support software.

It can be seen that the application of high-speed Internet technology to an international test such as TOEFL brings more convenience for exam applicants. And the birth of this test also shows a new trend that is gradually gaining popularity that we need to receive: exam trends through the Internet, high-tech applications . Technologies have been applied into work on Microsoft recruitment exams for many years.

Prof. Dr. Banh Tien Long, Deputy Minister of Education and Training assessed: " First of all, taking the TOEFL test with Internet technology is a new form of exam used for language test 4 listening and speaking skills, exam forms. In the future, I think that if you complete the language test in the form of Internet, this is also very good, we will gradually improve and develop. declare more ".

The test will be officially launched in Vietnam this May. You can find out more information and try your qualification with ETS experts at http://www.ets.org/toefl