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to the fact that the Test of English as a Foreign Language(TOEFL)is still sowidely used as a reliable and acceptable test for measuring one's English proficiencyin most countries over the world including Indonesia,all people who are involved inin English language learning and teaching,especially the policy makers andclassroom practitioners,should pay big attention to the how to approach the testItshould be done so because to be honest,the education offered overseas universitiessuch as in America,Canada,and England is stillof higher quality than that offered inthe local universities in Indonesia which means that in order to get quality educationthe adult learners of Indonesia do need to do further studies in more advanced andpretigious universities in those English speaking countries.Therefore,it is importantthat we take a close look into that type of English Test so as to go on the right track inour effort to make students in the country prepared for the test.This small paperattempts to provide some information about things which are necessary to realizewhen dealing with the TOEFL test.However,what has been elaborated here shouldbe used merely as a trigger which is worth developing.Besides,this elaboration isnot intended only for English teachers but also for English learners in non-Englishspeaking countries like Indonesia.  \nKey Words:TOEFL,elaboration,method,objective  \n## INTRODUCTION\n\nThat the Test of English as a Foreign Language(TOEFL)besides the InternationalEnglish Language Testing System(IELTS)is still a reliable and valid test for measuringone's English proficiency in Indonesia is undeniable.As can be seen that at many Englishcourses as well as at colleges and universities in big cities of the country,for instance inMedan,TOEFL classes are offered.Not to deny that IELTS is also becoming morewidely known and used in Medan especially for students who want to study at universitiesin Australia,for example.According to the writer,who has got some experiences inteaching both kinds of test,TOEFL and IELTS really can show the actual English abilityof the testee concerned,in listening,speaking,reading and writing.It means that only thosewho are good at those language skills can get a good result of the test.  \nOn this occasion,however,this paper only discusses about things with regards toTOEFL,especially how to prepare for the Test of English as a Foreign Language(TOEFL)as a student or a teacher.More and more students who are normative speakers ofEnglish take the test which is administered in the United States,Canada as well as in manyforeign countries.Approximately 380.000 students from 140 countries register to take theTOEFL test every year at test centers in the United States and in their home countries.Some of these people do not get a satisfactory score because they do not understandenough English and others because they do not understand the examination(Sharpe,1988:5).  \nIn relation to this,Goodman and William Ince(1980:1)say that one of the things thatcan puzzle and sometimes even frighten a person taking an examination is unfamiliaritywith the content as well as the format of the test.Furthermore,Andrews(1983:2)statesthat \"doing well in any examination depends not only on your knowledge of the subject or  \nproficiency in the language:it also depends on whether you possess the appropriateexamination techniques.”  \nOn the basis of the above points,therefore,in this article the writer will discuss whatis the TOEFL?,its purpose,the language skills tested,some steps/method of teaching theTOEFL as well as some strategies for doing the TOEFL test.  \n## ELABORATION\n\n### 1.What is the TOEFL?\n\n1.1 The TOEFL  \nTOEFL is the abbreviation for Test of English as a Foreign Language.It wasdeveloped in 1963 by a National Council on the Testing of English as a Foreign Languagewhich was formed throug","cbCaiqrJuUVLhYZk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqrJuUVLhYZk","pdf",234723,13,"English","# ABSTRACT\n# 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