TOEFL® Go Anywhere Website Now Available in Chinese

Online English-Language Resource Designed Specifically for Chinese Students

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Beijing, China (January 6, 2010) —

This press release is also available in Chinese.

Educational Testing Service (ETS) has launched a new Chinese-language version of the TOEFL® Go Anywhere website to assist students in preparing for the TOEFL® test, the most widely accepted English-language assessment worldwide. The newly released TOEFL Go Anywhere website, available at www.toeflgoanywhere.org/cn, presents an informative overview of the TOEFL test, valuable test preparation tips, and user-friendly academic tools for students.

Created specifically for Chinese students, the interactive portal serves as an effective planning tool and comprehensive resource to address frequently asked questions regarding the TOEFL test. Through the site’s multimedia platforms, students also have the opportunity to learn best practices and study tips from English-language teachers and international students around the world.

The newly launched website offers:

  • A wide array of sample test questions
  • A comprehensive timeline outlining critical steps for students
  • Dynamic “Study Group” videos featuring helpful study tips from international students
  • An at-a-glance overview of the testing experience
  • Video vignettes highlighting best practices in reading, writing, listening, speaking, and general test-taking skills from English-language teachers
  • A searchable database of the more than 7,300 colleges and universities worldwide accepting the TOEFL test
  • Direct access to registration at the more than 4,500 testing sites in 165 countries

“In developing the website, we set out to create a meaningful tool to assist Chinese students in planning for and mastering the core components of English that are assessed on the TOEFL test,” commented Phillip Tabbiner, Ph.D., President, ETS Global. “We want students to be empowered with the right tools in order to meet success. It is our goal that offering the website in Chinese will enhance the registration and test preparation processes ensuring an efficient and positive experience for students.”

The TOEFL Go Anywhere website is written in Chinese and is available free of charge.

About the TOEFL test

The TOEFL test is the most widely accepted English-language proficiency test worldwide. Currently, more than 7,300 colleges and universities accept the TOEFL test in 130 countries. The TOEFL test is the only English-language assessment that uses both human and automated scoring to provide a fair and reliable assessment.

About ETS

At nonprofit ETS, we advance quality and equity in education for people worldwide by creating assessments based on rigorous research. ETS serves individuals, educational institutions and government agencies by providing customized solutions for teacher certification, English language learning, and elementary, secondary and post-secondary education, as well as conducting education research, analysis and policy studies. Founded in 1947, ETS develops, administers and scores more than 50 million tests annually — including the TOEFL® and TOEIC® tests, the GRE® test and The Praxis Series™ assessments — in more than 180 countries, at over 9,000 locations worldwide.