Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Any other alternatives to the TOEFL exam??

I�m an English teacher in a foreign country....and have discovered the millions upon millions of university students world-wide are required to p the TOEFL exam by Cambridge. I find this exam utterly disgusting and truly ignorant for 2 reasons.....1.The average American does not by any means speak in the structures given in the TOEFL course and yet, millions of university students around the world are stressed that they have to p these exams. And 2. At the end of the day, it's obvious that this is a billion dollar-pound industry. Students are brainwashed into believing that they must purchase the TOEFL material, take the course and p this exam presented on behalf of Cambridge. Now who the hell are these people to dictate that the rest of the world should follow these specific guidelines where the average Brit, American etc do not speak in the way the book requires the students to. Any other more practical and realistic alternatives to TOEFL will be highly appreciated!!!

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