1. OVERVIEW About the TOEFLibt Scores Writing Section Timed
Writing in Writing 3A Test-taking Tactics Practice on
Webcourses
2. WHAT IS THE TOEFLIBT? Most common English language
assessment in the world I B T = Internet Based Test P B T = Paper
Based Test (much less common) The Total score of the TOEFL ibt is
120 Reading Section (Score of: 030) Listening Section (Score of:
030) Speaking Section (Score of: 030) Writing Section (Score of:
030) Total Score (0120)
3. SCORE ADMISSIONS TO UCF Undergraduate: IELTS Score: 6.5
TOEFL Scores Internet: 80 Computer: 213 Paper: 550 Graduate:
Minimum UCF Requirement for TOEFL/IELTS TOEFL score of 220
(computer test or equivalent score on the paper test) TOEFL iBT
score of 80 IELTS band score of 6.5
4. TOEFL IBT TEST SECTIONS Section Time Limit Questions Tasks
Reading* 6080 minutes 3656 questions Read 3 or 4 passages from
academic texts and answer questions. Listening 6090 minutes 3451
questions Listen to lectures, classroom discussions and
conversations, then answer questions. Break 10 minutes Speaking 20
minutes 6 tasks Express an opinion on a familiar topic; speak based
on reading and listening tasks. Writing 50 minutes 2 tasks Write
essay responses based on reading and listening tasks; support an
opinion in writing.
5. WRITING SECTION There are two writing tasks in the TOEFLibt
Task 1: The Reading-Listening-Writing Integrated Task Students are
given a reading, a lecture, and then are asked to summarize the
main points Task 2: Independent Writing Task 30 minutes to write
about an assigned topic Example:
http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/TOEFL/pdf/ibt_writing_sample_r
esponses.pdf
6. FOR WRITING 3A All students are required to take 3 timed
writings All essays are scored on a 5 point rubric (covering 6
areas of criteria) According to the rubric, they must score at
least a 3.25 Timed writings will be conducted on Webcourses and
scored by the professor according to the rubric
7. TIMED WRITING RUBRIC 5 4 3 2 1 0 Answer to Question s The
student answers the questions thoroughly. The student answers the
questions adequately but not thoroughly. The student gives a
basically accurate response to the question. The student discusses
information from the task but does not answer the question
directly. The students response is only slightly related to the
topic. The student either writes nothing or fails to answer the
question. Comprehe nsibility The student can be understood
completely. The student can generally be understood. The students
basic ideas can be understood. The students ideas are not always
intelligible. The students ideas are only occasionally
intelligible. . Organizati on The students response is maturely
organized and developed. The students response is adequately
organized and developed. The students response is organized
basically and is not thoroughly developed. The students response is
not clearly organized and is incomplete or contains some inaccurate
points. The students response is not clearly organized and is only
minimally on the topic. Flow of Ideas The students ideas flow
cohesively. The students ideas generally flow cohesively. The
students ideas flow cohesively sometimes and at other times do not.
The students ideas often do not flow cohesively. The students ideas
do not flow smoothly. Grammar The student uses advanced grammatical
structures with a high degree of accuracy. The student uses either
accurate easier grammatical structures or more advanced grammatical
structures with a few errors. The student has a number of errors
and uses only very basic grammar fairly correctly. The student has
numerous errors in grammar that interfere in meaning. The student
produces very little grammatically correct language. Vocabular y
The student uses advanced vocabulary with a high degree of The
student uses either accurate easier vocabulary or more The student
has a number of errors in vocabulary or uses only The student has
numerous errors in vocabulary that The student uses very little
vocabulary
8. NOW, IMAGINE THIS.. You are given 30 minutes to answer the
following question: Some young adults want independence from their
parents as soon as possible, while others prefer to live with their
families for a longer time. Which option do you think it is better?
Support your reasoning with examples. How do you plan your essay?
What tactics do you use? Only 30 minutes!
9. HOW TO PLAN YOUR ESSAY Planning your essay ahead of time
will allow you to best utilize your time! 1. Establish position 2.
Smart outline 3. Develop body paragraphs 4. Develop
introduction/conclusion 5. Proofreading 30 Minutes Establish
Position Outline Write Body Write Conc./Intro Proofread How to use
your 30 minutes.
10. PRACTICE ON WEBCOURSES Enter Webcourses In Writing 3B, take
the Practice Timed Writing
11. PRACTICE ASSIGNMENT ON WEBCOURSES
http://webcourses.ucf.edu