SYLLABUS: TOEFL PREPARATION
Winter 2001
Class: M, W 2:00 - 3:50
Office: 113A East Hall
Tel. (503) 725-4143 |
Instructor: Margaret Young
Office hrs.: Fridays 2:00-3:00, 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 yte 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.
I will not take late homework. If you are absent, bring your homework
with you when you return to class. Also, I will not give make-up tests
or quizzes. If you are absent, you will get a zero.
This is how I will calculate your final grade:
30%
Improvement based on announced in-class practice tests (3*), including
final test
10%
Quizzes (announced and unannounced) and participation
60% Portfolio
(including homework)
*Note: Missing any one of the in-class practice tests can
seriously affect your grade.
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: Winter term the Learning Center will be open MWF from 11:00-6:00,
and TTh from 10:00-3:00.