SYLLABUS: TOEFL PREPARATION
Summer 2004
Office: 113A East Hall
Tel. (503) 725-4143 |
Instructor: Margaret Young
Office hours: T, Th 11:45-12:30, and by appt.
E-mail youngm@pdx.edu |
TEXTS: Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL Test,
Second Edition, by Jolene Gear and Robert Gear, Cambridge University
Press, 1996; Packet from Smart Copy
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
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To prepare you to take the TOEFL by discussing, practicing, and analyzing
each section of the test;
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To improve your TOEFL test-taking skills and strategies in each section
of the test;
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To review particular grammatical patterns that occur regularly on the TOEFL;
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To simulate actual test-taking conditions so that you become familar with
and more comfortable with test situations;
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To learn the scoring procedures for the exam so that you can intyerpret
your own test scores;
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To improve the quality and quantity of writing you produce under time pressure.
ATTENDANCE:
Attendance is very important. If you do not come to class, it will affect
your grade. Get the telephone number of a classmate who can help
you with homework if
you are absent.
GRADES:
Attendance can affect your final grade. Be sure you understand how I
give grades in letters and
percentages. Below seventy percent is not passing.
Most of the homework for this class will not be collected, but it will
be discussed in class. It is important that you include evidence
of having done the homework in your portfolio.
If you are absent for a test, it will affect your final grade.
This is how I will calculate your final grade:
30%
Improvement based on announced in-class practice tests, including final
test
10%
Participation and attendance
60% Portfolio
Potentially helpful links (no guarantees!):
TOEFL (Educational Testing Service)
Review the TOEFL test
Tutorials and Practice
Questions For The Computer-Based TOEFL® Test
TOEFL practice (needs
Shockwave)
Note: The Learning Center telephone number is 503-725-9199; you
can find out the open hours by calling.