By Accents, TOEFL

The idea of American dream and success grabbed my parent’s attention in the 80’s. Both of my parents were born in Korea; however they both have a complete different childhood. It was never easy for both my mom and dad to settle in the developing nation of Korea. Both my mother and father were...

Hi K.,I spent a whole year in the UK, doing a postgraduate course. To make things worse, I chose to go to Wales because Cardiff Uni is at the cutting edge in my field. Have you ever heard somebody speaking with a Welsh accent? For the first two months there, I only wanted to cry... In spite of my...

Tearsofjoy wrote: Already, with international calls becoming cheaper, voice chat software and English-language TV channels becoming available worldwide, more people can listen to American-accented English than before.It is true that this does not change their own accent, but it does serve to...

Hi Fenerbahceli During your TOEFL exam, you are given only ONE chance to listen to a conversation. Whether you grasp the conversation or not, you will have to answer the question which comes in the next screen. If you're doing the TOEFL CBT (Computer based test), it is important that you get the...