TOEFL

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoʊfəl/

Noun

TOEFL (plural TOEFLs)

1. Acronym of Test of English as a Foreign Language.
   • 2003, Liz Hamp-Lyons, “Writing teachers as assessors of writing”, in Barbara Kroll, editor, Exploring the Dynamics of Second Language Writing (Cambridge Applied Linguistics), Cambridge University Press, published 2008, →ISBN, page 167:

     For example, it is fairly common for TOEFL “practice tests” to be used repeatedly and for changes in individuals’ scores on TOEFL practice tests or institutional TOEFLs to be the basis for their placement into a course level, or for pre- and post-“TOEFL” scores to be used to prove or disprove learning.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with TEFL (initialism of teaching (of) English as a foreign language).

Translations

acronym of Test of English as a Foreign Language

• Arabic: تُوفْل m (tūfl)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: TOEFL (tou¹ fou²)

  Mandarin: 托福 (zh) (Tuōfú)

• Japanese: トーフル (Tōfuru), TOEFL (TOEFL)
• Mongolian: ТОЭФЛ (TOEFL), TOEFL
• Persian: تافل, TOEFL
• Russian: тест на зна́ние англи́йского языка́ m (test na znánije anglíjskovo jazyká), TOEFL m
• Thai: โทเฟล (toh-fayn), TOEFL (TOEFL)

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