TOEFL Speaking and Writing Sections Skills Mastery

Instructor: Shiva Sutherland , Jay Daniyarova

Beginner Level • 7 hours to complete Recommended experience • Flexible Schedule

What You'll Learn

  • Identify the different elements and expectations for the iBT speaking and writing tasks
  • Discuss techniques to improve English speaking skills
  • Practice writing a response to an academic discussion task

Skills You'll Gain

English Language
Oral Comprehension
Language Competency

Shareable Certificate

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Outcomes

  • Learn new concepts from industry experts
  • Gain a foundational understanding of a subject or tool
  • Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
  • Earn a shareable career certificate

There are 4 modules in this course

Welcome to Module 1, The iBT Independent Speaking Task. In this module, you will become familiar with a question type that you will encounter on the real iBT speaking portion of the TOEFL test, specifically the independent speaking task." You will also practice answering some speaking sample questions with suggested templates. This will help you know what to expect when you answer speaking questions and be prepared to plan your responses.

Welcome to Module 2, The iBT Integrated Speaking Tasks. In this module, you will become familiar with a question type that you will encounter on the real iBT speaking portion of the test, specifically the integrated speaking tasks. You will also practice answering some speaking sample questions with suggested templates. This will help you know what to expect when you answer speaking questions and be prepared to plan your responses.

Welcome to Module 3, The iBT Integrated Writing Task. In this module, you will become familiar with a question type that you will encounter in the real iBT writing portion of the test, specifically the independent writing task. You will also practice answering some sample questions with suggested templates. This will help you know what to expect when you complete the writing section of the test and be prepared to plan your answers.

Welcome to Module 4: The iBT Writing for an Academic Discussion Task. In this module, you will learn how to effectively write a response to the Academic Discussion task, which is part of the updated iBT Writing section. This section now has a reduced time limit of just 10 minutes. You will also review sample answers to better understand what constitutes a high-scoring response. By the end of this module, you will know what to expect during the writing section of the test and how to plan your answers efficiently.