Next generation TOEFL tasks integrate all four language skills
The next generation TOEFL test is unique because it is the only large-scale, standardized test that will integrate, or combine, four basic communication skills. For example, a test taker might read a passage of text and listen to a lecture, and then write or speak about it in response.
These integrated tasks are excellent measures of the ability to communicate in English because they more closely reflect how we use real language. These practical, everyday tasks allow ETS to obtain a more realistic measure of how well individuals will be able to communicate in an academic setting.
This integrated approach will also help students prepare for success in the real academic environments they will face once they begin their coursework.
The new test will consist of four sections. Information about each section is provided below. NOTE: The number of questions and testing time will be determined and publicized on this site after results from our worldwide field test have been analyzed.