{"id":9846,"date":"2015-03-06T18:10:38","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T17:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gmatbarcelona.com\/?p=9846"},"modified":"2026-04-22T17:46:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:46:25","slug":"acerca-del-examen-toefl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmatbarcelona.com\/en\/examenes\/acerca-del-examen-toefl","title":{"rendered":"About the TOEFL test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmatbarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/toefl.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload alignleft wp-image-9848 size-full\" title=\"toefl Gmat Barcelona\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27165%27%20height%3D%2746%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20165%2046%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27165%27%20height%3D%27346%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.gmatbarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/toefl.png\" alt=\"toefl gmatbarcelona\" width=\"165\" height=\"46\" \/><\/a>More than 30 million people around the world have taken the exam <strong>TOEFL<\/strong> to demonstrate your command of the English language. The average level of English language ability is between Intermediate and Advanced.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students who wish to study at a higher education institution.<\/li>\n<li>Admissions to the different Postgraduate courses (MBAs, Masters, Phdy).<\/li>\n<li>Candidates for scholarships and certifications.<\/li>\n<li>English learners who want to monitor their progress.<\/li>\n<li>Students and workers applying for visas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More than 11,000 universities, organizations, and other institutions in more than 140 countries accept TOEFL scores.<\/p>\n<p>TOEFL test scores can be used to satisfy visa requirements in Australia and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Can <strong>register<\/strong> using one of three payment methods: online, by phone or by mail. Online registration is the fastest and easiest method. You can choose where you want to take the exam and see the available dates through the official page <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a title=\"TOEFL Official Website \" href=\"http:\/\/www.ets.org\/es\/toefl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">toefl.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The cost of the exam can vary between US$160 and US$250, depending on the country.<\/p>\n<p>On <strong>T\u00e9cnicas Ling\u00fc\u00edsticas Aplicadas<\/strong> we offer <a title=\"toefl courses GmatBarcelona\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gmatbarcelona.com\/en\/toefl\/toefl-proximos-cursos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intensive courses<\/a>\u00a0TOEFL preparation. Check dates and availability. Prior free diagnostic test.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M\u00e1s de 30 millones de personas de todo el mundo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17740,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[522],"tags":[198],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Acerca del examen TOEFL - T\u00e9cnicas Ling\u00fc\u00edsticas Aplicadas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el examen TOEFL y para qu\u00e9 sirve?Demuestra tu dominio del ingl\u00e9s con el TOEFL para estudiar en un pa\u00eds de habla inglesa.Prep\u00e1rate con GmatBarcelona.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gmatbarcelona.com\/en\/examenes\/acerca-del-examen-toefl\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Acerca del examen TOEFL - 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