Tuesday, October 2, 2007

What's easier TOEFL or IELTS? (Teachers Advice)

This question is like asking "What's easier - climbing Mt Everest or swimming across the Atlantic?", both are very difficult.

However, one test does suit some people more than others.

The TOEFL test appears easier as most of it is multi-choice, however to sit the TOEFL exam in Malaysia, you have to sit the test online, which means that you have to be a fast typist, and be very computer literate.

The IELTS test appears to be more difficult because the questions require more creative thinking, however if you sit this test in Malaysia, you can write it in your own handwriting, and have a speaking test one on one with an examiner in front of you.

- Aiyshah (New Zealand)

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