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What is the test good for?

What is it like?

How is this test administered in Romania?

How much does the test cost?

How do I register for the test?

When do I get the official scores?

How do I request additional score reports?

How long are scores valid?

How can I prepare for the test?

What is the test good for?
The test measures the ability of non-native speakers of English to use and understand English in an academic context.

The TOEFL is commonly required for admission to U.S. study programs of applicants whose mother tongue is other than English. Currently more than 2,000 universities in North America and many others all over the world require the TOEFL score for admission purposes.

What is it like?

Currently, the test is available in Romania in the Internet-based format (iBT) in Bucharest, Arad, Baia Mare, Constanta, Craiova, Iasi, Oradea and Timisoara.

In what follows we will refer to the iBT version of the test.

According to the information available on the official website www.ets.org, the TOEFL iBT has four sections:

• Reading measures the ability to understand academic reading material. The section takes 60 - 100 minutes and includes 12-14 questions for each of the 3-5 passages.

• Listening measures the ability to understand spoken English as used in colleges and universities. The section takes 60-90 minutes and includes 34 -51 questions.

• Speaking measures the ability to communicate orally in an academic context. This section requires you to solve 6 tasks in 20 minutes. 4 of the tasks involve integration of language skills.

• Writing measures the ability to write in a way that is appropriate for college and university course work. You will have to write an integrated task in 20 minutes and an independent task in 30 minutes.

Each section is scored from 0 to 30, and the total score ranges from 0 to 120.

The test emphasizes integrated language skills and assesses your ability to communicate effectively for study purposes in an American environment.

The test is administered via Internet and is approximately four hours long.

How is this test administered in Romania?
According to the information currently available on the official website of the test, in Romania the TOEFL test is only administered in its iBT format (see below). Although the computer-based (CBT) and paper-based (PBT) formats are no longer available, you can find a comprehensive score equivalency table in the “When do I get the official scores?” section below for reference.

In BUCHAREST the TOEFL IBT is currently offered by

• EUROaptitudini S.A. BUCURESTI , no. 7-15 Mendeleev St., mezzanine, Bucharest, sector 1, 010361. Tel: 021 316 99 33, fax: 021 319 72 27, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• The Road Language Center, Piata Operei, no. 4 Dr. Staicovici St., Bucharest, sector 5, 050558 Tel/Fax: 021 312 90 36 , mobile: 0721 287 790, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Reception office hours: Monday - Friday, 11:00 – 19:00

   

• RTS, Centrul de Formare in Informatica, no. 1B Expozitiei Blvd., Bucharest 012101. Tel: 037 212 02 50, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

   

• Universitatea Spiru Haret - Centrul de Limbi Straine, laboratorul mezanin de la sediul central, no. 13 Ion Ghica St., sector 3, 030045. Tel: 021 314 39 03, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

   

The TOEFL IBT is also administered in:

ARAD: Universitatea de Vest “Vasile Goldis” din Arad, Centrul International de Testare Lingvistica, Evaluare si Consiliere Academica din cadrul Facultatii de Stiinte Umaniste, Politice si Administrative, no. 3 Unirii St. Tel: 0257 217 030. Public hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 14:00.

BAIA MARE: GO SERV , no. 8 Traian Blvd. Tel/Fax: 0262 227 348, 0262 225 027, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

CONSTANTA: English Center, no. 2 Chiliei St., Constanta 900575. Tel.: 0341 415 771(772/773/774); 0745 023 606; 0740 046 888; Fax: 0241 557 663; 0341 415 772, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

CRAIOVA: S.C. EUROaptitudini S.A., no. 3 Sf. Dumitru St., first floor, across the street from the Central CEC. Tel/Fax: 0251 418 821, mobile: 0751 052 300 (contact person: Vulc Sergiu), e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

IASI:

• Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza , no. 11 Carol I Blvd., Iasi 700506, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (contact person: Norbert Poruciuc, Catedra de Engleza).

• S.C. EUROaptitudini S.A. - Punct de lucru Iasi, no. 20-22 I.C. Bratianu St., corp A, first floor, room 108, Iasi 700037. Tel/Fax: 0232 21 08 21, mobile: 0751 052 301 (contact person: Fabian Tiba), e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Public hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 17:30.

ORADEA: Eurolingva Language Center, no. 13 Parcului St. Telephone: 0359 432 033, fax: 0359 43 20 33, mobile: 0746 48 78 25, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .


TIMISOARA:

• Babel Center: no. 9 Tudor Vladimirescu St, second floor, apt. 9. Telephone: 0256 244 400. E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Reception public hours: Monday-Friday, 12:00 – 20:00.

• Business Plus & Student Plus, 40 Take Ionescu Blvd., Timisoara 300042. Tel: 0256 494 390, 0356 809 991, fax: 0256 431 566, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Please note that not all the test centers above administer the TOEFL year-round. Please visit the official website www.ets.org/toefl to check which test centers are available in the time period you are planning to take the test in.

How much does the test cost?

The test fee varies by country. According to the information available on the official website www.ets.org/toefl, in Romania the test fee is $200 for the IBT version.

The test fee entitles you to one score report, for your information, plus up to four official score reports that ETS will send directly to the institutions you designate when you register. You cannot select your score recipients at the test center. For each institution that you select after the test, you will have to pay a $17 fee. ETS will send the score record to you and to your designated institutions two weeks after the test date.

How do I register for the test?


First you pick a test date - please see information on available test dates posted on the official website www.ets.org/toefl and decide on the payment type - by credit/debit card or by bank check.
Note: the card doesn’t need to be in your name, so you can use the cards of family or friends.

If a credit/debit card is available (Visa, Master Card, American Express, Discover, JCB) you can register:

1. Online on the official website www.ets.org/toefl at least seven days before the requested test date. We recommend that you register as soon as possible, because test centers fill up quickly.

Go to the official website www.ets.org/toefl and follow these steps:

• Click on the “Choose Your Location” button and select Romania as “Country/Location”;

• Register Online for the Internet-based Test

• NEW USER - Sign up

• Create a profile (3 steps): Contact information; Identifying information; User name and Password.

• My Home Page - My Tests - Register for a Test / Order Score Reports - Select Product Type: a) TOEFL Test = find a test center and date, choose score recipients, processing your payment. b) TOEFL Services: Additional Score Reports and Candidate Copy Score Reports.

• In order to register for the test you need to choose a) TOEFL Test - Register for the Test

• Choose country

• Choose region / city

• Select test dates: Start test date End test date

• Select a test center: Click on a test center

• Score reporting preferences: RECOMMENDATION - choose "Web-accessible Score Report and a printed copy mailed to you"

• Select score recipients

• Order summary (Cancel / Confirm)

• Select payment method.

You will get your confirmation online and/or by e-mail. It is important that you print your registration confirmation. Select “Print and View Your Registration Confirmation” on the page with the “Thank You For Your Order” heading. Your test date, start time, and testing site address are on the confirmation. Return to your online profile the day before the test and check your confirmation to check if any changes have been made to your registration details (for example, a different building or start time).

2. By phone: call the telephone number for the Regional Registration Center (RRC) for the country in which you plan to test at least seven days before the requested test date. According to page 18 of the 2011-2012 TOEFL iBT Information and Registration Bulletin, if you plan on testing in Romania, you should contact the RRC for Region 12 (registration phone: 31-320-239-540; fax: 31-320-239-541; e-mail: www.prometric.com/testtakers/contactus/email.htm. When you call, you will be given a registration number. Be sure to write it down. You will also get the test date, reporting time, and test center address. Refer to the registration form inserted at the center of the Information and Registration Bulletin for the information you will be asked for when you call.

PAY ATTENTION TO REGISTRATION DEADLINES!

The following information is available on page 6 of the information bulletin and on the official website www.ets.org/toefl:

• Regular registration closes seven days before the test date (not including the test date).

• Late online registration closes three days before test date (not including the test date). Late telephone registration closes at 5:00 pm local test center time on the business day before the test.

• If you register after the regular registration deadline, you will have to pay a late fee of $35.

3. If a credit/debit card is not available, you can pay by bank check and register by mail:

• In order to be issued a bank check you need to pay the fee to any bank that conducts hard-currency transactions. The beneficiary of your bank check will be ETS-TOEFL IBT, as mentioned on page 8 of the 2011-2012 TOEFL Information and Registration Bulletin.

• You fill out the TOEFL Internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT) Registration Form which is 4 pages long and included in the bulletin (between pages 26-29). Be sure to fill in all four pages, and staple the completed form before mailing.

• The bank check and the scheduling form must be received at the RRC at least four weeks before the first date you pick. See the first page of the Registration Form.

Useful tips:

• Photocopy the registration form as well as the bank check and keep the copies for reference.

• Send your test registration by registered mail (scrisoare recomandata cu confirmare de primire).

• As a rule, you will be mailed (e-mail or regular mail) the date of the test as well as the coordinates of the testing center in your registration confirmation letter. You will be assigned a test date, time, and location based on the information you provided.

• If you don't receive the registration confirmation letter, you need to call the RRC at least three full business days before the registration deadline of the first test date you picked. See page 18 in the bulletin for contact information of RRC - Region 12 for Romania.

In case you do not show up on your assigned day and hour for taking the test, the registration fee will not be refunded.

YOU CANNOT REGISTER BY FAX OR E-MAIL!

IMPORTANT:

For any problems you may experience concerning registration, receipt of the admission ticket, etc., please contact Thomson Prometric that administers the TOEFL throughout Europe. The information bulletin includes all the contact addresses and telephone numbers. The bulletin can be downloaded free of charge from the official website www.ets.org/toefl.

When do I get the official scores?

According to the information on the official website and on page 12 in the bulletin, scores are posted online within 2 weeks after the test date, then they are mailed to you and your designated institutions.

Score reporting preferences

Starting August 2011, in order to be more “green” and reduce paper and shipping, ETS will send paper copies of score reports only if the student selects this option during registration. This means online scores only will be the default method of delivery unless a test taker selects the paper score option.

Students have up until 10:00 PM the day before the test to make changes in their score reporting preferences.

Additional information regarding TOEFL scores

The institutions you are applying to generally request scores for one of the versions of the test. Since there are significant differences among the 3 tests, it is rather difficult to establish exact comparisons between scores.

Source of the comparison chart: The Official Guide to the New TOEFL IBT, published by McGraw Hill, page 352.

How do I request additional score reports?
You can request them online, by phone, mail or fax. The fee is $17 for each report you order. See pages 12 and 22 in the bulletin and the official website for relevant information on how to request additional score reports.

How long are scores valid?
According to the information available on the official website, TOEFL scores are valid for two years. Scores more than two years old cannot be reported or verified. If you took the TOEFL test more than two years ago and need to submit scores to an institution, you must take the test again.

How can I prepare for the test?

To see what TOEFL prep materials – books and software – are available at our center please check the Test preparation section.