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English Proficiency Tests
Basic Information
Testing Information
1. Computer-based
2. Can take at home (if the setting fulfills the requirement)
Test Composition
Reading
Speaking
Listening
Writing
(finish all sections within 1 hour- then get the result in 2 days)
Duolingo Test Cost
US $49
Test Score
Score Range: 0-160
Test Registration
On the Duolingo website
Test Date
Everyone can take the test twice a month
Duolingo English Test
It is a modern language proficiency tool designed for today's international students and institutions
TOEFL stands for
Test of English as a Foreign Language.
It is the world's most accepted English-language test for study, work, and immigration.
TOEFL
Basic Information
Testing Information
1. Computer-based
2. Conducted by ETS (educatioal testing service)
TOEFL Composition
Reading: 54-72 minutes
Listening: 41-57 minutes
Speaking: 17 minutes
Writing: 50 minutes
TOEFL Types
1. IBTs
97% of all TOEFL
Internet-based tests (Students take the test on a provided computer in a testing room)
2. PBTs
3% of all TOEFL
Paper-based tests (This doesn't test students' speaking skills, so the test-makers are phasing out these types of tests)
Test Score
Each section: 200-800 point scale
Total SAT score: sum of your section scores
(The highest possible SAT score: 1600)
TOEFL Cost
US $185
TOEFL Registeration
When: 2-3 months before the test date
How: "ETS" website
(you should first sign up and make an ETS online account)
TOEFL & Duolingo Test Comparison
