<Table> Test of English as a Foreign Language <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Acronym </Th> <Td> TOEFL </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Internet - based or paper - based standardized test . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Developer / administrator </Th> <Td> Educational Testing Service </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Knowledge / skills tested </Th> <Td> Reading , listening , speaking and writing of the English language . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Purpose </Th> <Td> To assess the English language proficiency of non-native English speakers . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Year started </Th> <Td> 1964 ; 54 years ago ( 1964 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Duration </Th> <Td> Internet - based test ( iBT ) : 3 hours 10 minutes to 4 hours 20 minutes ( excluding 10 - minute break in - between ) . Paper - based test ( PBT ) : 2 hours 20 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Score / grade range </Th> <Td> iBT : 0 to 30 ( in 1 point increments ) on each of the 4 sections . So total of 0 to 120 . PBT : Listening : 31 to 68 , Structure : 31 to 69 , Reading : 31 to 67 . Total of 310 to 677 . Writing ( separate ) : 0 to 6 . ( All in 1 point increments . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Score / grade validity </Th> <Td> 2 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Offered </Th> <Td> iBT : More than 50 times a year . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Restrictions on attempts </Th> <Td> iBT : Can be taken only once in any 12 - day period . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Countries / regions </Th> <Td> 4,500 test centers in 165 countries . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Languages </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Annual number of test takers </Th> <Td> ? </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prerequisites / eligibility criteria </Th> <Td> No official prerequisite . Intended for non-native English speakers . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fee </Th> <Td> iBT : US $ 160 to US $ 250 , depending on the country . PBT : US $ 180 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Scores / grades used by </Th> <Td> More than 10,000 colleges , agencies and other institutions in over 130 countries . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.ets.org/toefl </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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TOEFL