A new test of language

The Education Testing Services is adding another TOEFL exam to its family. Here’s what you need to know...

The Education Testing Services (ETS) recently launched the TOEFL Essential Test, which is intended to facilitate a balance between academic and non-academic General English testing. TOEFL Essential will, therefore, examine students’ literary knowledge as well as test their English communication skills, which is an integral part of student internships and interviews. While the TOEFL Essential test mainly focuses on the four important English skills: listening, reading, speaking, and writing, there are some key factors. First, the content of the paper will be 50% academic and 50% general English. Second, the format will be a multi-stage adaptive format with short, fast-paced tasks that adjust based on skill level. This 90-minute test can be taken at home with in-class human proctored security. The scoring will be based on a scale of 1-12. With each section being in the range of 1-4, the average score of all four will be the final score.