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Robinson College is an official TOEFL iBT (Internet-based Test) test center, and offers elective TOEFL preparation courses. Students will participate in TOEFL practice tests to apply their acquired test-taking strategies. Full-time and part-time schedules are available.

Our iBT development team:

The Robinson College TOEFL Preparation program is helpful for international students and professionals who wish to enter the university system in Canada or the United States. We prepare students for the new TOEFL iBT quickly and efficiently. Our well-equipped computer lab will familiarize you with TOEFL testing, to ensure you are "completely prepared" to take the new internet-based TOEFL test. Our Resource Development Team constantly prepares new resources, to ensure that students have the latest preparation software and textbooks.

TOEFL iBT Preparation Program

Our TOEFL preparation Program for the new TOEFL iBT includes 3 levels. New students are placed in an appropriate level when they begin.

Placement is determined by the TOEFL Program Assessment Test designed and prepared by Robinson College TOEFL specialists. Level adjustments are made from 4 weeks to 12 weeks.

When students apply, they are placed in Level 1,2 or 3 and may stay as long as 12 weeks. Each level of new TOEFL Preparation Program includes: Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Speaking and Writing.

LEVEL	DURATION
Pre-Preparatory (TOEFL)	2-4 months 20 hours in-class & 10 hours lab(optional) / week
Level 1 (intermediate)	12 weeks 15 hours in-class & 10 hours lab(optional) / week
Level 2(high intermediate)	8 weeks 15 hours in-class & 10 hours lab(optional) / week
Level 3 (advanced)	4 weeks 15 hours in-class & 10 hours lab(optional) / week

Reading Skills :

Pre-TOEFL Reading Tests (examples)
Academic Reading and Comprehension:

Reading Techniques and Strategies (Scanning, Skimming, Textual Clues)
Types of Texts for Reading (Topics)
Types of Questions

Listening Skills :

Pre-TOEFL Listening Tests (examples)
Academic Listening and Comprehension:

Summarizing, Identifying, and Signal Words
Taking Notes
Types of Questions

Writing Skills :

Pre-TOEFL Writing Tests (examples)
Integrated Writing (Reading and Listening Skills)
Independent Writing (Essay Writing)

Speaking Skills :

Content and Function Words
Describing something from your Experience
Summarizing a Lecture
Paraphrasing and Expressing an Opinion
Context and Tone
Implication and Inference

The benefits of the TOEFL Preparation Program at Robinson College are :
■ Modern, fully equipped computer lab
■ Special computer-based TOEFL curriculum
■ Three levels of TOEFL Preparation
■ Full-time and part-time courses
■ Computer lab access six days a week

The TOEFL Preparation courses will :
■	Prepare you for the new TOEFL iBT test via the Internet
■	Teach integrated skills so that you can score higher in Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing
■	Identify pronunciation problems and provide you with the tools to correct them
■	Give you “hands-on” practice taking actual internet-based TOEFL tests
■	Monitor your progress, identify individual problem areas, and describe specific ways to overcome them
■	Be taught by teachers who are specialists in their field