Our program is designed to strengthen your English language skills, focusing on grammar, vocabulary, fluency in speaking, and enhancing your reading, writing, and listening abilities.
Developing strong foundations for your language skills has the potential to significantly reduce the time required for TOEFL exam preparation.
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Improving English skills first is key for students aiming to do well in the TOEFL exam.
This initial focus helps them build a strong foundation in the essentials of English, such as grammar, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. These elements are crucial for success in the TOEFL.
By mastering the basics of English, students set themselves up for a smoother TOEFL preparation process. They’ll find it easier to understand more complex topics and apply their knowledge effectively during the exam.
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Our program isn’t just about general English; it’s a comprehensive approach that utilizes TOEFL-style materials to ensure you are not only improving your English language skills but also getting accustomed to the format and challenges of the TOEFL exam itself.
We’re proud to say that our program is the only one that does this—mixing deep learning of English with the exact kinds of questions and exercises you’ll find in the TOEFL. Specific exam strategies are not taught at this stage.
The academy has 5 focuses to improve your English for TOEFL
Grammar
Grammar automaticity refers to the ability of learners to use grammatical structures accurately and fluently without needing to consciously think about the rules. This is particularly important for the TOEFL exam, where time constraints and the need for accuracy place a premium on automatic command of grammar.
Writing
Our pre-TOEFL writing curriculum focuses on laying a strong foundation for constructing coherent and structured essays, starting with basic paragraph organization to ensure a solid grasp of essay writing fundamentals. We aim to elevate our students’ writing capabilities, setting a strong foundation for their TOEFL preparation.
Speaking
We will practice TOEFL speaking scenarios by offering exercises that mirror the speaking segment of the TOEFL, enabling students to practice articulating opinions or providing summaries of brief lectures with class discussions. There will be accent reduction exercises for clear English and also pronunciation drills.
Reading
Begin your TOEFL journey with our Reading Essentials Package. We’ve carefully created this program to help you get ready for the reading part of the TOEFL test. Our plan is to make sure you start with the basics and then move up to more challenging topics, always focusing on the kind of questions and readings you’ll see on the TOEFL.
Listening
In Sherlen’s TOEFL Academy, we recognize the importance of a strong foundation in listening comprehension for mastering the English language. Our Foundational English Listening Skills Class is meticulously designed for students at the beginning of their English learning journey, focusing on building their listening abilities before advancing to the more rigorous TOEFL listening materials
Focus 1
Customized Lessons: Lessons on TOEFL-specific grammar rules, helping students understand complex sentence structures, tenses, and usage that frequently appear in the exam.
Practice Exercises: Incorporate a variety of grammar exercises that mirror the types of questions seen on the TOEFL, allowing students to apply rules in a context similar to the exam.
Grammar automaticity: We prioritize grammar automaticity through a systematic approach of repetition and reinforcement exercises.
Focus 2
READING
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Discussion and Analysis: We will use reading materials as a basis for discussion and analysis, improving critical thinking skills and the ability to analyze texts in English, which benefits all sections of the TOEFL.
After completing the Reading Essentials Package, you’ll be well-prepared for the TOEFL reading section, with:
Focus 3
Speaking
TOEFL Speaking Practice: Students will practice articulating opinions or providing summaries of brief lectures with class discussions similar to questions in Task 1, 2, 3 and 4. The focus of the Pre-TOEFL Speaking section is not teaching exam strategies, but preparing students for Task 1, 2, 3 and 4 speaking tasks.
Pronunciation Practice: Emphasize the pronunciation of challenging sounds and intonation patterns critical for clear communication, which is essential for the speaking section.
Shadowing: Shadowing is a language learning technique that involves students listening to a speech segment and simultaneously repeating it loud as accurately and quickly as possible. Students practice using audio recordings from authentic TOEFL speaking tasks or lectures they may encounter in the exam. This ensures that the vocabulary, idioms, and sentence structures they are mimicking are directly relevant to their test preparation.
Focus 4
WRITING
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Focus 5
LISTENING
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And it breaks my heart to see you, the non-native English professional, not working at the level you deserve in the US only because of language barriers.
It is my job to find solutions for your English language needs.
I’m an English teacher with 15 years of experience and an exam coach who helps students get unstuck and finally learn the effective strategies to be successful in achieving high scores in TOEFL-IBT exam. I also specialize in teaching accent reduction to achieve natural-sounding, clear English.
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