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TOEFL TEST OF WRITTEN ENGLISH GUIDE Sau đây là bộ đề đề cương ôn thi dành cho những bạn đang ôn luyện kỳ thi quốc tế môn anh văn, bộ đề gồm các chủ đề và gợi ý nhằm giúp các bạn củng cố nền tảng kiến thức ngoại ngữ của mình , tự tin đạt kết quả tốt trong kỳ thi sắp tới | TOEFL TEST OF WRITTEN ENGLISH GUIDE Overview of the TWE Test The Test of Written English TWE is the essay component of the Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL the multiple-choice test used by more than 2 400 institutions to evaluate the English proficiency of applicants whose native language is not English. As a direct productive skills test the TWE test is intended to complement TOEFL Section 2 Structure and Written Expression . The TWE test is holistically scored using a criterion-referenced scale to provide information about an examinee s ability to generate and organize ideas on paper to support those ideas with evidence or examples and to use the conventions of standard written English. Introduced in July 1986 the TWE test is currently 1996 offered as a required component of the TOEFL test at five administrations a year in February May August October and December. There is no additional fee for the TWE test. The TOEFL Test First administered in 1963-64 the TOEFL test is primarily intended to evaluate the English proficiency of nonnative speakers who wish to study in colleges or universities in English-speaking countries. Section 1 Listening Comprehension measures the ability to recognize and understand English as it is spoken in North America. Section 2 Structure and Written Expression measures the ability to recognize selected structural and grammatical points in English. Section 3 Reading Comprehension measures the ability to read and understand short passages similar in topic and style to those that students are likely to encounter in North American universities and colleges. During the 1994-95 testing year more than 845 000 persons in more than 180 countries and regions registered to take the TOEFL test. TWE Developmental Research Early TOEFL research studies Pike 1976 Pitcher Ra 1967 showed that performance on the TOEFL Structure and Written Expression section correlated positively with scores on direct measures of writing ability. However some .