The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is a standardized test which measures the ability of nonnative speakers of English to use and understand English as it is used in college and university settings. Scores on the test are accepted by more than 5000 colleges and universities, professional schools, licensing agencies and professional schools in 90 countries. It is produced and administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Over time, ETS has brought many changes in the test format considering the changing requirements of the universities and the students. Computer based TOEFL (CBT) was introduced in 1998 in addition to the traditional Paper based TOEFL (PBT). These two versions include the listening, structure, reading, and writing sections.

These have been replaced by Internet Based TOEFL (IBT).

TOEFL (IBT) is an internet based test delivered in secure testing centers around the world. It tests all the four language skills that are important for effective communication: listening, speaking, writing, and reading. It is more comprehensive and integrated, and emphasizes the students’ ability to use English effectively in academic settings. The new integrated tasks require the test takers to combine more that one skill. The integrated tasks ask test takers to:

read, listen, and then speak in response to a question
listen and then speak in response to a question
read, listen, and then write in response to a question

There is no separate structure section. Grammar is now tested as part of the other sections. It is important to use good grammar in the speaking and the writing sections.

This revised TOEFL test is available throughout UAE. It is internationally accepted.

The old paper version is also available in UAE and is accepted by most of the universities in UAE.

We continue to teach PBT to any student who requires it for local universities, while also teaching IBT as per the student’s university requirements.