{"id":1835,"date":"2015-05-27T11:30:49","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T18:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/?p=1835"},"modified":"2021-02-05T09:33:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T17:33:19","slug":"getting-feedback-on-your-toefl-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/getting-feedback-on-your-toefl-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Feedback on Your TOEFL Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Getting feedback on your TOEFL Writing is important. Some would even say it&#8217;s an essential part of TOEFL Prep. My colleagues and I certainly feel that way. And that&#8217;s why <a href=\"https:\/\/toefl.magoosh.com\/plans\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Magoosh TOEFL premium<\/a> allows students <a href=\"https:\/\/toefl.magoosh.com\/how-to-submit-essays\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">to submit essays to us for TOEFL Writing feedback<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But, as proud as I am of our essay scoring service, I also want all of my students to be able to explore their options. Essay feedback comes in many forms, and you should seek out the choice that fits your learning needs, your budget, and your preferences. Read on learn more. \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n<p>One source of feedback is ETS (the company that makes the TOEFL) itself. As you know, TOEFL Writing is scored by both an actual human being and ETS\u2019 automated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ets.org\/erater\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">e-rater scoring system<\/a>. Through <a href=\"http:\/\/toeflpractice.ets.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ETS\u2019 Online TOEFL exam service<\/a>, you can take practice exams that include automated e-rater feedback on your lessons. To add a human touch, you can check the e-rater score against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ets.org\/s\/toefl\/pdf\/toefl_writing_rubrics.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official ETS Writing rubrics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more human feedback, you should also use online TOEFL message boards. Online forums are a good free resource for feedback on your speaking and writing. At Magoosh, we especially the recommend the <a href=\"http:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/toefl-ielts-pte-143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GMAT Club TOEFL forums<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urch.com\/forums\/toefl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Urch.com<\/a>, another Magoosh-recommended test prep forum has a message board just for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urch.com\/forums\/twe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TOEFL Writing<\/a>. For free TOEFL essay proofreading, <a href=\"https:\/\/writersforme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WritersForMe<\/a> is another great option! Forums like these ones are great places to connect online with other students and teachers who can give you feedback and get feedback from you.<\/p>\n<p>While Magoosh&#8217;s email-based essay feedback is great, many students prefer a live tutor. And I can certianly suggest some options for that! \ud83d\ude00 If you are studying at a university or <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/intensive-english-programs-and-the-toefl\/\">intensive English program<\/a>, there are probably many tutors and teachers available to you. You can also look for TOEFL Writing tutors online, at websites like <a href=\"https:\/\/voxy.com\/features\/private-classes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Voxy<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.italki.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTalki<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myngle.com\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Myngle<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyzant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wyzant<\/a>, to name just a few.<\/p>\n<p>But be careful when choosing a tutor or teacher for TOEFL Writing feedback. Teachers and tutors can be very smart and experienced, but still not be experts on the TOEFL. If you go to an instructor for TOEFL Writing help, be sure to show them the official rubrics. If you have any other official materials, share those with your teacher too. They\u2019ll be glad you did. I say this from experience. While I am an expert on the TOEFL, I often work with students who are preparing for other tests I\u2019m less familiar with. The more information you can share with your instructor, the better!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magoosh often gets requests from students for feedback on their TOEFL essays. We\u2019re a small team, so we\u2019re not really able to do that. It\u2019s just not possible for us to read and review essays for all of our students. As one of the experts on Magoosh\u2019s student support team, I always feel bad having to turn down requests for writing critiques.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13603],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[13630],"class_list":["post-1835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grammar"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.7 (Yoast SEO v21.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Getting Feedback on Your TOEFL Writing - Magoosh Blog \u2013 TOEFL\u00ae\ufe0f Test<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/getting-feedback-on-your-toefl-writing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Getting Feedback on Your TOEFL Writing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Magoosh often gets requests from students for feedback on their TOEFL essays. 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His work at Magoosh has been cited in<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/scholar?hl=en&amp;as_sdt=0%2C50&amp;q=Recine+magoosh&amp;btnG=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> many scholarly articles<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/minds.wisconsin.edu\/handle\/1793\/65479\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> his Master's Thesis<\/a> is featured on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingwithpictures.org\/2013\/09\/research-highlight-teaching-english-language-learners-with-comics\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Reading with Pictures<\/a> website, and he's presented at the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.witesol.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/2014-WITESOL-Program-FINAL-10-28-14.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> WITESOL (link to PDF)<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/interoff\/docs\/nafsaregionv_2014conference\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> NAFSA<\/a> conferences. David has taught K-12 ESL in South Korea as well as undergraduate English and MBA-level business English at American universities. 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