今日ETS官网正式更新了消息，鉴于疫情影响，为了满足考生的需求，目前正式推出TOEFL iBT® Special Home Edition —— 托福网考特别版。

 

 

ETS在选定的地区开展托福网考家庭特别版测试，该考试的内容以及考试屏幕体验等都与TOEFL iBT完全相同，考试的全程监考会由人工通过ProctorU进行监考。

 

关于考生在家考托福的一些细节：

 

 

 

1、3月23日（13：00）在选定的国家和地区开放，学生可以在3月26日（星期四）开始在家参加考试；

 

2、托福网考家庭版的考试内容、格式、屏幕体验与线下考点的考试体验、评分标准相同；

 

3、在家考试全程由人工通过ProctorU监考（人工监控对考官的需求量不小，应该是不全面放开网考的因素之一）；

 

4、ETS也在评估疫情对全球考点的影响，努力为更多受影响的考点提供家庭版考试方案；

 

5、目前能参加家庭版托福网考的国家和地区有：美国，加拿大，哥伦比亚，法国，德国，意大利，西班牙，香港（中国）和澳门（中国）。

 

目前据官网最新消息，以下地区以及满足下述条件的考生可提前体验TOEFL iBT® Special Home Edition。

 

 

报名托福网考的学生需要满足三个条件：

 

1、你所在的国家和地区是被ETS选定的网考区域（我们上面有列出来）；

2、必须有符合考试要求的计算机设备；

3、必须有一个满足考试环境要求的房间。

 

基本大多数学生都可以满足后面两个条件，但第一个条件我们暂时不确定大陆考生是否可以报名。虽然大陆考点没有开展家庭版考试，但理论上我们可以报考其他允许的考点，不知道ETS是否会通过护照限制。

 

另外，ETS也同时公布了对于电脑、耳机、键盘、摄像头以及房间布置的详细要求：

Equipment and Environment Checklist

Equipment

Computer

§ Must be a desktop or laptop computer, not a tablet or mobile device

§ Cannot be a Mac^® computer or use an iOS^® operating system

§ Must use Windows^® operating system, versions 10, 8, 7, Vista^™ or XP

§ Must use a QWERTY keyboard

Speaker

§ Must use an internal or external speaker to hear the proctor

§ Headsets or earphones are not allowed

Microphone

§ Must use an internal or external microphone that is not part of a headset to communicate with the proctor

Camera

§ Can be a built-in camera in the computer or a separate webcam

§ Camera must be able to be moved to show the proctor a 360-degree view of the room, including your tabletop surface, before the test

Environment and Testing Space

Privacy

§ You must be alone in a room with no one else entering during the test.

§ Testing in a public space such as a park, internet cafe or restaurant is not allowed.

Tabletop and seating

§ Your computer and keyboard must be on a desk or other tabletop surface.

§ The tabletop and surrounding area must be clear of all items not approved for use during the test.

§ You must sit in a standard chair; you may not sit or lie on a bed, couch or overstuffed chair.

§ Food and drink are not allowed during the test.

Clothing and appearance

§ Your ears must remain visible throughout the test, not covered by hair, a hat or other items.

§ You must be dressed appropriately for your test. You will be monitored via camera by the proctor, and your photo will be shared with institutions that receive your scores.

§ Avoid wearing such items as jewelry, tie clips, cuff links, ornate clips, combs, barrettes, headbands and other hair accessories.

Note-taking Materials

§ You may not take notes on regular paper, for security purposes.

§ You may take notes using 1 of the following:

§ Whiteboard with erasable marker

§ Paper with transparent sheet protector and erasable marker

§ You will be asked to erase all notes in view of the proctor at the end of the test.

Install the ETS Secure Browser

§ Download and install the ETS Secure Browser on the computer you will use for the test.

§ Follow the installation directions on screen.

§ If the installation is successful, you will see this screen:

 

 

System Check for ProctorU^® Monitoring

§ Link to the ProctorU System Check from the computer you will use for the test.

§ Follow the directions on screen.

§ If your system check is successful, you will see this screen:

 

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符合以上条件的考生，通过这里即可按照步骤报名考试：

https://www.ets.org/s/cv/toefl/at-home/

 

 

 

这一次3月23日的托福在家考，中国大陆地区还没有施行。但是建议同学们一边等待官方的进一步消息，一边做好也许中国大陆地区会随时加入“在家考”的准备。毕竟作为一个公平的考试，应该会给中国大陆的考生一个说法，请各位一定要静下心来好好备考！四月就有机会参加考试也不是完全不可能。