TOEFL®
The Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) evaluates the English proficiency
of people whose native language is not English.
Most U.S. universities require that international
applicants take the TOEFL. Generally, a
score of 500 to 550 on the paper-based version
is required for admission to undergraduate
and graduate programs in the United States,
with graduate schools expecting the higher
scores.
TOEFL content includes multiple-choice
questions testing listening, structure and
grammar, and reading, as well as the Test
of Written English (TWE), which is now incorporated
into the TOEFL as an essay section measuring
writing skills.
The AMIDEAST/Iraq office in Erbil and AMIDEAST
representatives in Baghdad and Basra maintain
a supply of test bulletins with all pertinent
information about the TOEFL, including the
registration form.
Information on the exam content and registration
procedures is also available at the TOEFL
Web site.
The TOEFL exam is administered in its paper-based format in Erbil and Baghdad six times per year. Below are TOEFL test dates/locations:
TOEFL Test Locations/Centers:
BAGHDAD: Hunting Club ( Nadi Al-Said), Al-Amirat Street, Near Syrian Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq (The TOEFL test center)
ERBIL: University of Kurdistan in Hawler UKH on Erbil’s30 Meter Street by Al-Sawaf Mosque, opposite Gilkand Family Park. Room number S16 on 2nd Floor
2010-2011 TOEFL test dates:
Actual Test Dates in Baghdad and Erbil
|
Registration deadline via AMIDEAST/Iraq |
Online Registration Deadline
Via Credit Card Only |
Registration deadline via AMIDEAST/Iraq in Baghdad |
Registration deadline via AMIDEAST/Iraq in Basra |
Registration deadline via AMIDEAST/Iraq in Erbil |
August 14, 2010 |
Saturday June 26 2010 |
Monday June 28 2010 |
Wednesday June 30 2010 |
July 12, 2010 |
October 16, 2010 |
Saturday August 28 2010 |
Monday August 30 2010 |
Wednesday Sep 1 2010 |
September 13, 2010 |
November 13, 2010 |
Saturday September 25 2010 |
Monday September 27 2010 |
Wednesday September 29 2010 |
October 11, 2010 |
January 15, 2011 |
Saturday November 20 2010 |
Monday November 22 2010 |
Wednesday November 24 2010 |
December 6, 2010 |
March 4, 2011 |
Saturday January 15 2011 |
Monday January 17 2011 |
Wednesday January 19 2011 |
January 31, 2011 |
May 7, 2011 |
Saturday March 19 2011 |
Monday March 14 2011 |
Thursday March 17 2011 |
April 4, 2011 |
Test-takers with access to the internet and an international credit card may register for the paper-based test at the TOEFL Web site. The registration fee is $160. Note that for students registering at the web site, it is necessary to provide a postal address to which scores can be mailed from the United States.
Students may also register locally through AMIDEAS/Iraq and scores can be sent to Iraq through AMIDEAST, for pick-up by students in Baghdad, Basra and Erbil.
To register locally with AMIDEAST in Iraq, please visit:
- The AMIDEAST office in Erbil. Registration is every day of the work week (Sunday-Thursday) from 8am to 4pm. The office is located in Ainkawa Neighborhood close to Ashtar TV, near Mar-Youhannah church, mobiles +964 750 445 9383 or +964 770 645 2275.
- AMIDEAST/Iraq in Baghdad. Registration is every Friday and Saturday from 10am to 3 pm at Baghdad – Jhadria, Al-Rajih institute building, near Babel hotel, Second floor, Office of AMIDEAST/Baghdad. For any questions please call 0771 0999 242, +964 7806209267 or contact iraq@amideast.org
- AMIDEAST/Iraq in Basra. AMIDEAST representative in Basra is at the University of Basra, Bab Al-Zubair Compound, in Institute of Live Languages every Monday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. For any questions, please contact iraq@amideast.org
It is important for you to be familiar with the kinds of questions asked on the TOEFL. There are several ways to prepare.
To purchase a book and to register for courses from AMIDEAST, please visit:
- The AMIDEAST office in Erbil. The office is located in Ainkawa Neighborhood close to Ashtar TV, near Mar-Youhannah church, mobiles +964 750 445 9383 or +964 770 645 2275.
- AMIDEAST/Iraq in Baghdad. AMIDEAST representative is at Baghdad – Jhadria, Al-Rajih institute building , near Babel hotel, Second floor, Office of AMIDEAST/Baghdad every Friday and Saturday from 10am to 3 pm at For any questions please call 0771 0999 242, +964 7806209267 or contact iraq@amideast.org
- AMIDEAST/Iraq in Basra. AMIDEAST representative in Basra is at the University of Basra, Bab Al-Zubair Compound, in Institute of Live Languages every Monday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. For any questions, please contact iraq@amideast.org
Contact iraq@amideast.org for more information.
- Arrive at your assigned test center
at least 30 minutes before the assigned
test time. Check-in procedures take time.
If you arrive late, you may not be admitted
to the test, and you will forfeit your
test fees.
- Bring photobearing identification, as
described in the TOEFL Information
Bulletin.
- Bring your test confirmation information.
If you registered using AMIDEAST?s local
registration service, your scores will be
mailed from ETS to AMIDEAST?s headquarters
in Washington, DC, and shipped via TNT to
AMIDEAST/Iraq, where you can pick them up.
Scores should be available for pick up in
Baghdad, Basra and Erbil six to eight weeks
after the test date. For students who registered
through the TOEFL Web site, their official
scores will be mailed five weeks after the
test date, from the United States, to the
postal address provided at the time of registration.
If you need score reports to be sent to
additional institutions, please complete
the form in the TOEFL bulletin and return
it with payment to ETS. If paying by credit
card, you may also call ETS at +1-609-771-7267
to order additional score reports. TOEFL
scores are valid for two years from the
date they are issued.
Questions about any missing score reports
should be directed to Educational Testing
Service (ETS), the nonprofit organization
that develops TOEFL and issues score reports.
An e-mail sent to the ETS customer service
address toefl@ets.org
usually will receive a response in five
to seven days. Test takers should wait at
least eight weeks before contacting ETS
about score reports. Score report problems
are best avoided by careful preparation
of the registration form. |