Nowadays, many students in the world want to enter US universities or colleges. They take the TOEFL, which is a kind of English test, to enter there. Depending on score of the TOEFL, students are decided if they can enter U.S. universities or colleges. But, there are arguments if The TOEFL is the best way or not. Some people say that The TOEFL is not good way. There is nothing related with class in university and some students get a good score by a using test technique such as searching a key word or making a writing frame in advance. But others think that The TOEFL is the most effective way because it helps schools single out students quickly and easily and it is the best English test …show more content…
Basically, the TOEFL is composed of reading, grammar, listening, speaking and writing. In other words, the TOEFL covers all parts of English unlike the other English tests. The TOEIC, which is one of the English tests and very famous in Korea, is only composed of grammar, reading and listening. Other English tests such as G-TELP, OPIC and ECL are not also comprehensive English test as the TOEFL. There is the IETS which is also comprehensive English test, but it is very expensive compared to the TOEFL when students try to test. In other words, the TOEFL is the most rational and effective test among the English tests so far. In addition, the TOEFL is not test that evaluate only English. There are a lot of questions that you have to think logically. For example, writing questions in the TOEFL ask you to explain the best solution you think. There is no correct answer, but your answer can be evaluated if it is logical or not. If your answer is not logical, you cannot get a good score. Therefore, the TOEFL is the best test that schools can evaluate student’s …show more content…
And the critics insist that students only learn the TOEFL technique not English in their academy. But, the TOEFL will help students to get a university diploma. The students who studied the TOEFL can understand contents easier in class because they studied Basic English from the TOEFL. This will decrease the risk that they might fail while they study in U.S. universities. In addition, learning test skills such as analogizing unknown words and summarizing paragraphs is also necessary. For example, when students read a long piece of writing, they see a lot of unknown words. At that time, they might feel embarrassed and search a dictionary, but it is a not good way to search that word’s meanings whenever they see that. If they know how to use techniques, it will help student’s