Should TOEFL® candidates use a spell checker?

[Richard]

Hi everybody
In my own personal opinion, since using a spell-checker makes learners lazy, the learners should not use a spell-checker all the time. a spell-checker should be used whenever you finish your essay in order to check spell of some words...
Spell-checker.
Let me know if you have any suggestions.
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[Irvanie]

I would like to know whether computers use in writing TOEFL indicate errors as other computers do?

[Nzuahp]

I don't think they do.
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[Richard]

Hi my friend Nzuahp,
Thank you.
I couldn't have understood Irvanie's question.

It is undoubtedly clear that in the real exams there is no installed spell-checker on the computers. ;-)
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[Nzuahp]

You are right, especially in an exam like the TOEFL.
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[Torsten]

[Richard]

Hi Torsten,

Yes, you are right. I agree but I was referring to someone who wants to take the TOEFL test. I meant if a TOEFL taker get used to use a spell checker all the time, in the real TOEFL test he/she might not be confident.

It happened to me last year:
I had gotten used to use spell checkers all the time before I took the TOEFL test last year. In the real test I had not access to any sort of spell checker and I had doubts about the words I wrote. I thought all the spelling of the words I wrote might be incorrect.
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[Ali.sharwan]

hi i wrot an essay and would like someone to check it for me.
is this service available on your website and if yes, please tell me how.

thanks a lot for your time and attention.

Regards,

[Beeesneees]

Hello Ali,

If you post your essay then one of the moderators (most likely Kitosdad) will give you feedback.
You should post it as a new message in a new thread on the appropriate forum. Here are the instructions for doing that:

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2. Choose an appropriate forum, depending on the context of your message. Click on that forum's name to open it.
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By following these instructions your post is far less likely to be overlooked. Please try to make the subject of the message meaningful!
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[Azoudiarra]

hello Mr Torsten,
i 'm Azoudiarra i prepare my TOEFL and i want to know the different stage of TOEFL.
i am waiting to heard you thank you !

[Masoudnbox]

[Nzuahp]

Hi Azoudiarra,

If you are referring to sections, then, you have the Reading, Listening, Speaking and the writing sections if you are taking the TOEFL IBT version of the TOEFL test.
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[Rsrlopera]

Hello every one,

Hope you all had a very nice week-end. Here in New York it was not warm to enjoy taking a walk, or window shopping, but I don't mind sometimes to stay indoors. But other times I just want to run a way, and leave my apartment how ever it's. I miss not having a house where you can invite your friends for barqueu (I'm not sure about the spelling, I can't find the proper one not even in my dictionary) so I will say. It's not fun to cook indoors instead out doors.
This winter has been one of the very best in a long time. Not much snow, that it's real cool, specially if you have a car and you need to go any were. I got used to traveling by car. I should say I got spoiled using my car to go any were, even the nearest supermarket. You can by for the week or maybe for much longer time. I don't like to go to the supermarket every day to get something for only a day. I like everything organized. Some people probably thinks that I'm a pain in the neck when it comes to have my place organized. Well that is the way I'm and I won't change it.

Warm regards to all of you!

Rosario

I have to stop for a while my brother is coming to help me with my food chopping. I have arthritis since I was young, and you know that it's doesn't go away for good. One needs shuts sometimes when it really gets bad, but if you have it stay home and make sure you are worm to help you with that nasty pain.
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Rosario L.

[Wreda]

simply NO

[Qliklearn]

Hi Torsten,

Yes i do agree that a TOEFL candidate should be use Computer for spell checking, when write essays at university.