Best TOEFL Books

Click here to buy Scoring Strategies for the TOEFL iBT A Complete Guide

Click here to buy Speaking and Writing Strategies for the TOEFL iBT

Click here to buy 500 Words, Phrases and Idioms for the TOEFL iBT

In India, click here to buy Speaking and Writing Strategies for the TOEFL iBT

ESL Teaching Jobs

Africa

  Oscar Ribas University - Assistant Director ESL Program, Angola

  Oscar Ribas University - ESL Instructor, Angola

Asia and Oceania

  Diplomatic Language Services - EFL Instructor - UAE, United Arab Emirates

  EF Englishtown - Senior Development Editor, Online Learning, China

  UC-Colorado Springs/Milo Kindergartens - Early Childhood EFL Teacher, China

  University of Fukui - Director of the Language Center (Full-time), Japan

  Hanyang-Oregon Joint TESOL Program - Full-time Foreign Professor or Instructor, South Korea

  The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs - EFL Positions at the Daegu Gyeongbuk English Village, Daegu South Korea, South Korea

  ICEAT - ESL Teaching position in Saudi Arabia(TAX FREE), Saudi Arabia

  International Group For Training - IGIT - English Teacher, Saudi Arabia

  Mahidol University International College - EAP Instructor Required for Reputable Thai University, Thailand

  English Language Fellow Program - ESP placements in Turkey, Turkey

  Zirve University - ESL Instructor, Turkey

Europe and Eurasia

  Georgetown University/Project Harmony - English Language Teacher Trainer, Georgia

North America

  British Columbia Institute of Technology - Manager, International Student Entry Program, United States

  Disney English - Disney English Foreign Trainer, United States

  University of Michigan - Senior Editor for ELT, United States

  University of Northern Virginia - Developmental English (ESL) Faculty (Annandale), United States

USA, AL

  Auburn University - Instructor, United States

USA, CA

  IELTS International - IELTS Regional Manager - US Test Center Network, United States

USA, CO

  Colorado Heights University - Adjunct Professor in English as a Second Language, United States

  University of Colorado Denver - Director of ESL Program, United States

USA, DE

  University of Delaware - ESL Instructor, United States

USA, IA

  Maharishi University of Management - ESL PROGRAM DIRECTOR, United States

USA, IL

  Harper College - Dean, Academic Enrichment and Engagement, United States

USA, MA

  Northeastern University - NU Global - ESL Instructors, United States

USA, NY

  GEOS Language Institute, New York - Academic Coordinator, United States

  Santillana USA - Educational Sales Representative for Manhattan, Staten Island, and Brooklyn, United States

  Teachers College, Columbia University - Adjunct Instructor/Lecturer of Language and Education, K-12 Track, United States

USA, OK

  ELS Language Centers--Oklahoma City - Academic Director--Oklahoma City, United States

USA, OR

  American English Institute/University of Oregon - Adjunct Instructors, United States

USA, PA

  Graduate Education, University of Pennsylvania - Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor of Educational Linguistics, United States

  University of Pennsylvania - Program Coordinator, United States

  University of Pennsylvania - Language Specialist, United States

  University of Pennsylvania - Language Specialist, United States

USA, RI

  Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) - ESL Writing Specialist, United States

USA, TX

  Lone Star College System - CE Adjunct, ESL (Workforce), #1990, United States

  SHSU English Language Institute - ELI Training Specialist, United States

  University of North Texas - IELI Associate Director, United States

USA, WA

  District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) - Special Education Teacher - DC Public Schools, United States

The best books for the TOEFL iBT

Click here to buy Scoring Strategies for the TOEFL iBT A Complete Guide

Click here to buy Speaking and Writing Strategies for the TOEFL iBT

Click here to buy 500 Words, Phrases and Idioms for the TOEFL iBT

In India, click here to buy Speaking and Writing Strategies for the TOEFL iBT

The TOEFL Exam - How Reliable is it?

This is an old article but it is a good read for TOEFL teachers and students, and anyone interested in standardized testing.


Click here to read the article


The Pro

Rhetorical Strategies for TOEFL

A carpenter uses a hammer to build a house. A painter uses a brush to paint a portrait. Speakers and writers use rhetorical strategies to develop, support and analyze fact-based and opinion-based arguments. What is the TOEFL iBT? It's all arguments. Why all arguments? Because argument development and analysis is the foundation of the English-speaking educational system. That means to get a high TOEFL iBT score you must know basic argument development. Start to learn about argument development by learning these basic eight rhetorical strategies. You will use these eight rhetorical strategies for all four sections of the TOEFL iBT.

1. NARRATION: (Chronology)        

She got up at seven. After that she had breakfast, then caught the nine o’clock train downtown.

2. DESCRIPTION: (Person or Place)

His room was tiny, his faded green plant dying, his desk cluttered with empty cups and late assignments.

                                        

3. ILLUSTRATION: (Giving Examples)

Google is just one of many search engines.

                                        

4. COMPARE/CONTRAST: (Similarities/Differences)

Mary tried the apple pie and decided the cherry pie was sweeter.

  

5. CAUSE/EFFECT: (Action + Result)

Bill studied hard and passed the exam.

6. CLASSIFICATION: (Dividing into groups)

  

There are three kinds of wine: red, white, and rose.

7. DEFINITION: (Dictionary Style)

  

A good student does his homework.

8. PROCESS: (Putting Steps in Order)

  

Writing consists of three steps: prewriting, writing, and revising.

Remember: To get high TOEFL score, you must know these eight rhetorical strategies. Rhetorical strategies are tools speakers and writers use to support and develop fact-based and opinion-based arguments. What is the TOEFL iBT? All fact-based and opinion-based arguments. Want to know more? It's all in my book.

Scoring Strategies for the TOEFL iBT - A Complete Guide

Do you agree or disagree?

The Secret to TOEFL Success

If you want to study or work in an English-speaking country, like Canada or the U.S., you need to demonstrate English proficiency at the highest levels. Enter TOEFL. TOEFL measures English language proficiency at the academic level, a level many non native speakers find challenging. In light of this, many test-takers ask, "Is TOEFL really a true measure of my ability?" Of course not. TOEFL measures only one ability: the ability to communicate in academic English across four disciplines: reading, listening, speaking, writing. TOEFL does not measure creativity. It does not measure initiative or resourcefulness or faithfulness or honesty or integrity or modesty or piety or industry or charity or chastity or humility or propriety. 

When you think about it, TOEFL measures only a very small part of who you really are. And that can be upsetting, for TOEFL is more than just a stress-filled test. TOEFL is a wall between you and your dreams. I know. I have seen the worry TOEFL causes. Out of this fear and frustration comes the one question I hear over and over: "What is the trick to getting a high TOEFL score?"

Unfortunately, there is no "trick" to getting a high TOEFL score. If someone tells you they have the secret to TOEFL success, don't believe them. If someone did have the secret to TOEFL success, believe me, every TOEFL book would be selling it (mine included). 

Trust me, there is no trick, no button you can push, no amount of new vocabulary you can memorize, no door you can walk through to find a perfect score. Why not? Because English, like all languages, is far too complex to be reduced to a simple game. However, what most test-takers don't realize is that  TOEFL itself is a game. That's right: the TOEFL iBT is a game, a very challenging game, but a game all the same. 

Like all games, TOEFL uses a scoring system to measure player performance. Like all games, the underlying structure of the TOEFL game can be identified and analyzed. Through that analysis, it can be proven that TOEFL, like all games, is surprisingly predictable. In other words, TOEFL repeats itself, just like baseball and soccer and tennis. 

Okay, so? So if TOEFL is a predictable game, test-takers can develop the strategies they need to beat the TOEFL game. What are the strategies you can apply to anticipate TOEFL's every move? Those strategies are available in my books Scoring Strategies for the TOEFL iBT, A Complete Guide and Speaking and Writing Strategies for the TOEFL iBT.

As a TOEFL author and instructor, I have not found the secret to TOEFL success because there is no secret. However, as a writer, I have reengineered the TOEFL test with the tools of argument development. I've ripped apart TOEFL's engine and seats and dashboard and tires and trunk and transmission and drive train, and discovered what makes the TOEFL iBT tick. Want to know more? It's all in my books.

Scoring Strategies for the TOEFL iBT, A Complete Guide

Speaking and Writing Strategies for the TOEFL iBT

 Progress is always good. Do you agree or disagree?

© Bruce Stirling 2010-2011    

ESL Teaching Jobs Around the World

Africa

  Oscar Ribas University - Assistant Director ESL Program, Angola

  Oscar Ribas University - ESL Instructor, Angola

Asia and Oceania

  Diplomatic Language Services - EFL Instructor - UAE, United Arab Emirates

  Beijing Huijia(IB) Private School - TESOL teachers needed for K-12 School -Beijing Huijia (IB) Private School, China

  Disney English - Disney English Foreign Trainer, China

  EF Englishtown - Senior Development Editor, Online Learning, China

  English Language Fellow Program - Literature and Critical Thinking Instructors in China, China

  Akita International University - English-for-Academic-Purposes: Full-time Position (Assistant Professor / Lecturer), Japan

  Akita International University - English-for-Academic-Purposes: Full-time Position (Professor), Japan

  St. Mary College/Nunoike Gaigo Senmon Gakko - EFL Instructor, Japan

  University of Fukui - Director of the Language Center (Full-time), Japan

  Hanyang-Oregon Joint TESOL Program - Full-time Foreign Professor or Instructor, South Korea

  University of Macau - Director of the English Language Centre, Macau

  Booz Allen Hamilton - English Language Educational Technology Specialist, Saudi Arabia

  Booz Allen Hamilton - English Language Deputy Team Leader, Saudi Arabia

  Booz Allen Hamilton - English Language Instructor, Saudi Arabia

  Education Experts Company - ESL/EFL Teacher, Saudi Arabia

  ICEAT - ESL Teaching position in Saudi Arabia(TAX FREE), Saudi Arabia

  INTERLINK Language Centers - ESL Teaching Positions, Saudi Arabia

  International Group For Training - IGIT - English Teacher, Saudi Arabia

  Mahidol University International College - EAP Instructor Required for Reputable Thai University, Thailand

  English Language Fellow Program - ESP placements in Turkey, Turkey

  Zirve University - ESL Instructor, Turkey

Central and South America

  Politecnico Internacional, Costa Rica - English instructor, Costa Rica

Europe and Eurasia

  Georgetown University/Project Harmony - English Language Teacher Trainer, Georgia

North America

  British Columbia Institute of Technology - Manager, International Student Entry Program, United States

  Disney English - Disney English Foreign Trainer, United States

  Lone Star College System - Continuing Education Instructor - ESOL (LSC - Vietnam) (#1572), United States

  The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs - EFL Positions at the Daegu Gyeongbuk English Village, Daegu South Korea, United States

  University of Northern Virginia - Developmental English (ESL) Faculty (Annandale), United States

  Web International - Exciting Teaching Opportunities in China, United States

Other

  Education First EF - Director of Psychometrics,

  Education First EF - Director of Assessment Development and Research,

USA, CA

  IELTS International - IELTS Regional Manager - US Test Center Network, United States

  USC Language Academy - Academic Director, United States

USA, IA

  Iowa State University - Iowa State University IEP Lecturershp, United States

  Maharishi University of Management - ESL PROGRAM DIRECTOR, United States

USA, ID

  University of Idaho - Program Manager, United States

USA, IL

  Harper College - ESL CALL & Resource Coordinator, United States

  Harper College - Dean, Academic Enrichment and Engagement, United States

USA, MA

  Northeastern University - NU Global - ESL Instructors, United States

USA, MI

  Ferris State University - Intensive English Program Faculty/Coordinator - F42237, United States

  Ferris State University - Intensive English Program Faculty (FT Temporary - 12 Mo) - F42236, United States

USA, NY

  Santillana USA - Educational Sales Representative for Manhattan, Staten Island, and Brooklyn, United States

  Teachers College, Columbia University - Adjunct Instructor/Lecturer of Language and Education, K-12 Track, United States

USA, OK

  ELS Language Centers--Oklahoma City - Academic Director--Oklahoma City, United States

USA, OR

  American English Institute/University of Oregon - Adjunct Instructors, United States

USA, PA

  Graduate Education, University of Pennsylvania - Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor of Educational Linguistics, United States

  University of Pennsylvania - Program Coordinator, United States

  University of Pennsylvania - Language Specialist, United States

  University of Pennsylvania - Language Specialist, United States

USA, RI

  Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) - ESL Writing Specialist, United States

USA, TX

  Lone Star College System - CE Adjunct, ESL (Workforce), #1990, United States

  SHSU English Language Institute - ELI Training Specialist, United States

  University of North Texas - IELI Associate Director, United States

USA, WA

  District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) - Special Education Teacher - DC Public Schools, United States