Around 2.3 million people take the TOEFL exam every year. These students are trying to achieve big, important life goals, such as being granted a visa to work abroad, getting hired for their dream job, or getting admission to their top choice university. Succeeding on the TOEFL is often the one thing standing in their way.

TOEFL students are often willing to pay more for a teacher they trust to help them get the results they need. The stakes are high! TOEFL test-takers often have tight deadlines to meet and need to achieve a specific score before it’s too late. This creates a sense of urgency and strong motivation to hire the RIGHT teacher - at any cost.

The TOEFL exam is the most widely-accepted English language test in the world. Over 13,000 universities and other organizations accept or require TOEFL scores in 160 countries. And now, with the convenience of online teaching, it’s easier than ever for teachers and students to connect and work together around the globe.

Qualified TOEFL teachers are always in demand.

I’m not familiar with the content of the exam. It would take forever to learn enough about every section and task on the test to be able to confidently teach it.

I’m not a good test-taker myself. I never did well on those big exams at school and always get test-taking anxiety. So how could I ever help students with test prep?

Module 1: TOEFL Foundations

You’ll start with a thorough introduction to the TOEFL exam, including exactly what’s required, how it’s scored, what students need to know and do on each section, and how to how to help students with the overwhelming nature of the exam.

Module 2: TOEFL Reading

You’ll learn all about the TOEFL reading section, including how to help students deal with long, challenging academic texts that are often very dry. You’ll get ideas for reading practice exercises (even how to format these for online lessons!) and strategies for how to help students with unknown words and tricky questions.

Module 3: TOEFL Listening

You’ll learn key strategies for helping students with the TOEFL listening section, including both the lecture and conversation tasks. Learn what to do if students don’t understand part of the audio or aren’t sure how to answer a question. You’ll also get advice for helping students take useful notes and improve their comprehension abilities.

Module 4: TOEFL Speaking

You’ll learn how to help students with an entirely new type of speaking: recording their responses on a computer while the timer menacingly ticks down on the screen in front of them. But it doesn’t have to be scary! You’ll learn all the strategies you need to help students feel confident in each of the four TOEFL speaking tasks.

Module 5: TOEFL Writing

You’ll learn an essential brainstorming technique that will make a huge difference in students’ performance on the writing portion of the exam. I’ll also share my recommended structure and useful language for both writing tasks - with plenty of interactive practice activities. Psssst! The writing section just happens to be my specialty!

Module 6: TOEFL Troubleshooting

Got a student that’s still having trouble - maybe running out of time or still struggling with a particular section, despite using the strategies from the previous modules you’ve taught them? Or maybe you have a student with crazy-unrealistic expectations about their timeline and score. This module will help you troubleshoot everything from test-taking nerves to task strategy back-up plans to timeline logistics.

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