2. OUTLINE:General descriptionWho needs it and why?Writing
section IBTIndependent writing indetailsStrategies to use
forbuilding writing fluency
3. GE N E RAL DE SCRIPTIONWhat is Academic writing?How is it
different from writing letters andetc.?What language skills are
necessary to besuccessful in Academic writing Reading Listening
Grammar Writing Speaking
4. WHO needs Academic writing? WHY?Nonnative speakers of the
EnglishLanguageStudents who plan to study abroad(USA, Canada, Japan
and etc.)Employees of InternationalOrganizations People who want to
improve theirlanguage skills
5. SE CTION S OF TOE FL IBT TOEFL IBT READING LISTENING
SPEAKING WRITING 3-5 passages Time: 60-90 min. 6 questions 2
tasksTime: 60-100 min. Time: 20 min. Time: 50 min.
6. WRITING SECTION Measures your ability to understand academic
English Consists of 2 tasks: Integrated task Time: 20 min.
Independent writing task Time: 30 min.
7. Independent academic writing taskRefers to essays that
express andsupport the students point of view
8. Task:Students have to compose an essayfor 30 minutes, at
least 300 wordsTo answer you must state, explain,and support an
opinion
9. Evaluation No right or wrong questions You are scored on:
Essay organizationDevelopment of ideasAccuracy of language
10. Essay organization Any academic essay should consist of3
parts: Introduction (4-5 sentences) Body (90 % of an essay)
Conclusion (3-4 sentences)
11. A more detailed essay structure
12. Development of ideas Ideas in essay should be properly
supported and developed. This means that you should use statistics,
data or personal experience to prove that what youre writing is
true.
13. Accuracy of language Language in an essay should be
academic and grammatically correct. The writer should not use
contractions(cant= can not), spoken idioms (lets hang out), jargon
and slang words.
14. Strategies to Use for Building Writing FluencyPractice
writing in English on a computerkeyboard;Practice writing
essays;Practice organizing information in written form;Practice
paraphrasing and summarizinginformation in written form;Read and
listen to material you will encounter onthe test;Increase your
skills in using a variety ofsentence structures and vocabulary;Pay
attention to time ;ATTEND PREPARATORY TOEFLCOURSE !!!!!!
15. Strategies to Use for theIndependent Writing TaskBe
familiar with the organization of aneffective essayStudy the
question carefullyOrganize your ideasWrite cohesively and
conciselyBudget your timeUse sentences and structures you know tobe
correctCheck your grammar
16. Thank you for your attention! Do you have any
questions?
