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The Online TOEFL Writing Review Course

Register in this 1-Week TOEFL Writing Course

Course Overview

This course is one of four which constitute the comprehensive TOEFL Review Course. The Online TOEFL Writing Review Course divides the writing areas of TOEFL into 7 distinct units which can be studied for a single intensive one week period or as part of the full-length TOEFL course. This course provides ideal preparation for those who have isolated writing as their weakness and want to brush up their skills quickly since they will take the real TOEFL test in about one weeks time. Those who are weak at writing will be best served by taking this course multiple times since the breath and difficulty of the material is substantial.

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Course Description

The Get TOEFL Writing Review Course delivers daily-changing materials to help a student improve in writing essays for the Test of Written English (TWE), a required part of the TOEFL test. By following lectures and writing essays which are instantly scored, students will observe incremental progress in their overall writing proficiency.

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Course Schedule and Lessons

Day 1
Instructor-Scored Pre-Test Essay; Course Introduction: Getting started with the TWE; Learning what constitues a top TWE Essay

Day 2
Prewriting activities that drill you towards achieving a top TWE score

Day 3
Now you are ready: The nuts and bolts of writing your TWE essay

Day 4
Different writing styles needed for the TWE: Narrative, Description and Comparison

Day 5
And now, in conclusion, ... how best to end your TWE essay

Day 6
Editing for success: putting your TWE essay in its brightest light possible

Day 7
Instructor-Scored Post-Test Essay; Learning from the pros by dissecting superior TWE Essays

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Tests

By taking the full length diagnostic pre-test, you will be able to pinpoint your entering TOEFL Writing level. Accordingly, you ought to spend extra time on those areas of the course indicated. Furthermore, upon completion of the course, you will take a post-test to determine if you have mastered the course material. An increase of three points or more on the real TOEFL test gives evidence of diligent study and successful completion of the course.

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Course Objectives

Having taken this course, one is expected to

Understand what TOEFL requires for a top-rated essay
Be able to plan an essay in the style TOEFL demands
Gain confidence in how to write an effective TOEFL essay
Improve one's score on the TOEFL Test

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