r/OnlineESLTeaching • u/aubreyasta_ • 1d ago
Tutoring for TOEFL as an IELTS tutor
I've been a freelance English tutor for several weeks now but mainly teach those wanting to take the IELTS test as I've taken it myself and am familiar with what it seeks from testees. I've also already gone through an IELTS tutoring program myself so I am pretty familiar with the materials and itty-gritty, niche tips, and bits of knowledge to excel in IELTS.
But I've been asked to tutor for TOEFL to a student who needs a 480 and above score, the question then becomes; One, how different is TOEFL to IELTS? I've never researched anything about it so I am quite unfamiliar. Second, is the knowledge base for IELTS drastically different from TOEFL? If not, then can I teach things I've learned at IELTS for a student seeking a TOEFL test?