There are two major TOEFL test preparation courses on the internet right now: BestMyTest and STEALTH, “The 7-Step System to Pass the TOEFL iBT”. This article will compare the two websites in several areas: TOEFL practice tests offered, number of lessons, vocabulary words, instructor support, oral reviews, written reviews, and grade guaranteed. This comparison is limited to the one-month premium TOEFL preparation courses offered at each site.
TOEFL practice tests offered
BestMyTest offers 4 full TOEFL exams of 3 to 4 hours reserved for its clients. These reserved TOEFL practice tests contain never-before-seen questions, so students must take the practice tests to measure their progress as they progress through the course. Additionally, BestMyTest has 15 full TOEFL practice tests that recycle content from other parts of the course.
STEALTH does not offer comprehensive TOEFL practice tests. Contract this service to an associated website. STEALTH recommends that students focus more on developing their academic English language and less on taking the TOEFL practice tests that are used to familiarize students with the structure and format of the TOEFL iBT. However, STEALTH recommends that students take a full TOEFL practice test at the beginning of their studies, especially if they have not taken the TOEFL test before, and that students should take a full practice test just before taking the official TOEFL test. to determine your readiness.
Number of TOEFL lessons
BestMyTest offers 40+ TOEFL lessons, 400 TOEFL interactive exercises, 1000 TOEFL practice questions.
STEALTH offers 700 TOEFL lessons and practice exercises designed to help students improve their vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, listening, reading, writing, and speaking proficiency. Plus, STEALTH has thousands of TOEFL Skills Development Test questions. In total, the lessons in video, PDF and HTML format add up to 500 hours of instruction.
amount of vocabulary
BestMyTest has over 1,300 TOEFL vocabularies on its site, and some of the lessons are interactive in nature.
STEALTH offers 1,700 basic and advanced vocabularies in its course. One of the lessons, TOEFL Vocabulary Lesson 3, is a 150-page eBook consisting of 20 chapters designed to help students master 200 basic words.
Instructor Support
BestMyTest allows students to ask TOEFL specialists 5 questions during their course access month.
STEALTH does not impose any limits on the number of questions students can ask the TOEFL Pronunciation, Speaking, and Writing Specialists in their course. In fact, students can ask questions daily via email if they wish.
speaking reviews
BestMyTest allows students to review 6 of their independent and integrated speaking practice tests during the month they use the course. Reviews contain self-written comments that explain to students how they are scoring and what lessons they need to focus on to improve. Automatic feedback means generic feedback is sent to students depending on whether they score a 1, 2, 3, or 4 on the practice tests they are taking.
STEALTH allows students to submit ONE oral practice test every 24 hours. Therefore, a working student could submit up to 30 speaking practice tests. A STEALTH Speaking Review contains audio commentary from a TOEFL Speaking Specialist who has over 22 years of experience teaching TOEFL. The TOEFL speech specialist explains through audio feedback sent to students why they received the grade they did, makes pronunciation corrections as needed, corrects any language usage errors with vocabulary or grammar, and explains to students students how they can improve organization and development. of ideas
write reviews
BestMyTest allows students to have 2 writing reviews during the 30-day course. Each review includes a TOEFL score, automated feedback, grammar corrections, and recommendations for improvement based on the strengths and weaknesses of the writers taking the practice tests.
STEALTH allows students to complete ONE independent or ONE integrated writing practice test every 24 hours, so, like oral reviews, students can complete up to 30 practice tests during their month-long course. Each review includes a TOEFL score and automated feedback explaining suggestions for improvement for writers submitting practice tests.
For an additional fee of $50, students can have a TOEFL iBT Writing Specialist who is a professor of English at California State University, San Bernardino, do video correction of grammatical, organizational, and developmental problems in the essays submitted. In effect, for this additional fee, the TOEFL Writing Mentor will compile a 30-60 minute video explaining what changes students need to make to earn a perfect score of 30 points.
Guaranteed score + price
BestMyTest offers a 7 point score guarantee, and students requesting a refund must show that they have completed at least 90% of the course to qualify for a refund. The cost of this course is a one-time payment of $79.99.
STEALTH does not offer a score guarantee; however, students can try the course for free for the first 7 days. During the first 7 days, users can cancel their PayPal subscription for any reason. After the first 7 days of using this course, students are charged $45 per month and must cancel their PayPal subscription before the next 30-day billing cycle if they do not wish to pay for another month of access to the course.
