Courses

Preparation for the TOEFL Examination

Many students applying to tertiary institutions in countries such as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia are likely to be required to pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam before they can be accepted into the institutions.

This exam is used to measure a non-native English speaker’s proficiency and many institutions refuse to accept students who don’t present their TOEFL exam results. Students can also choose to sit for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) which employs a similar structure. Fortunately for learners, ILC offers a preparation course for the TOEFL and is one of the best and biggest preparation centers in Malaysia.

TOEFL Examination Preparatory

ILC aims to help learners obtain premium results with our TOEFL preparation course.

Course Objectives

We plan to help students :

  • Better comprehend the speaking, reading, listening and writing sections of the TOEFL exam
  • Develop helpful strategies to effectively tackle the listening section.
  • Develop stronger oral skill for the speaking section.
  • Build better strategies to effectively tackle the reading section of the exam.
  • Get a better idea of the types of questions to expect in the exam’s reading passages.
  • Master essay writing techniques that are required for you to pass the TOEFL exam.
  • Ensure that they get the highest possible result when they finally take the TOEFL exam.

Course requirements :

The requirements for joining ILC’s TOEFL exam preparation course are not complex but, we acknowledge that possessing at least an intermediate level of English skills before you enroll is essential to help you better advance in the program. Here are a few steps you can take before enrolling in our TOEFL course :

Consider taking the ILC’s English For Academic Purposes Course or other course that match it level OR

Take our English Placement Test so we can get an idea of how proficient you are before continuing.

The TOEFL exam contains 4 sections and the team here at ILC is equipped to help you ace each section by relying on Kaplan strategies for raising scores and helping you advance with ease. Our teachers are trained to provide only the best guidance to help you build and improve your speaking, writing, listening and reading skills. We also offer useful video lessons as well as feedback from English experts on your writing material to help you better your writing in addition to improving your essay tackling.

Business English 1

Reading

Plan and write good essays in the style that TOEFL iBT® demands.

Business English 1

Writing

Plan and write good essays in the style that TOEFL iBT® demands.

Business English 1

Listening

Develop TOEFL iBT®-specific listening strategies.

Business English 1

Speaking

Understand the composition and expectation of the TOEFL iBT® listening, reading, writing and speaking sections of the test.

Lesson Plan


Morning

Grammar & Vocabulary

Personal interests/ Sporting Activities

Reading Skills Focus

Strategies

- Learn how to speed read

- Dealing with different tasks types

- Skimming & Scanning

Writing/ Skills Focus

Introduction to the writing exam:

- What is the MUET writing exam

- Testing taking tips

- Achieving the maximum number of words

- Presenting your writing well

Speaking/ Listening Skills Focus

Introduction & general speaking strategies

Afternoon

Self-Accessing Learning Centre

Homework

Practise paragraph writing

Morning

Morning

Self-Accessing Learning Centre

Optional

Special focus class

Afternoon

Grammar & Vocabulary

- Present tenses

- Simple continuous

Reading & Writing

- Dealing with unfamiliar vocabulary

- Task approach: matching

- Sentence Completion

Writing Skills Focus

Describing Trends

- Line graphs

- Examining the axes

- Interpreting data

Speaking/ Listening Skill Focus

Part 1 Discourse skills for talking about yourself

- Presenting yourself

- Relationships

- describing/ using nouns & phrasal verbs

Morning

Grammar & Vocabulary

Feelings & personal states

Reading Skills Focus

Parallel expression Grammatical dues Task approach: forming a general picture

Writing Skills Focus

Formality Formal vs informal What to avoid The passive It constructions academic vocabulary: Adjectives ending in Word partners

Speaking/ Listening Skills Focus

Part 2 - Discourse - Skills for talking about a topic - monologue Keeping going Describing places

Afternoon

Self-Accessing Learning Centre

Morning

Self-Accessing

Self-Accessing Learning Centre

Optional

Special Focus Class

Afternoon

Grammar & Vocabulary

Present tenses - Time expression/ phrases

Reading Skills Focus

Scanning for specific information Matching multiple choice

Writing Skills Focus

Letter: Stating purpose in a letter Requesting information in a letter

Speaking /Listening Skill Focus

Part 3 - Discourse Skills for talking about opinions and thinking Personal priorities Comparing and contrasting

Morning

Grammar & Vocabulary

Review

Reading Skills Focus

Summary completion

Distinguishing fact from opinion

Writing Skills Focus

Writing exam practice & feedback

Speaking/ Listening Focus Skills

Exam practice part 1, 2, & 3

Afternoon

Self-Accessing Learning Centre

Homework

Write complex sentences using advanced vocabulary

 

English courses in Malaysia

If you are looking to study English here in Malaysia then our ILC course should more than adequately prepare you for it. We have teachers who are well-equipped to help you build the necessary skills to pass the TOEFL test.

Testimonial

In ILC students have an opportunity to learn English very quickly because of the quality of the teachers. ILC teachers are always available to help students in class or outside the class. Also, they make learning English easier because the classes are fun. This is important for learning a new language because it it not always easy to learn a new language that is very different from your native language. ILC also has computer laboratories with many learning tools to improve English listening, spelling, grammar, typing and get me to score my intended mark in IELTS. ILC has made a great impact in my education career and I will always introduce friends and family to study English there.

Batuhan Erden,Mongolia.

Course Description

Course Duration

10 weeks per level (2 levels available)

Hours Per Week

20 hours in-class and 5 hours of supervised study in Self-Accessing Learning Centre.

Time Table

Monday to Friday10 to 2.30pmEvening classes available

Entry level

CEFR B1

TOEFL Level 1: Upper-intermediate, PET, EFAP 1, IELTS 4.5, TOEFL 53

Outcome: 64 to 65

CEFR B2

TOEFL Level 2: Pre-Advanced, FCE, EFAP 2, IELTS 5.5, TOEFL 65

Outcome 79 to above

Placement text is also available to determine right level to start