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Introducing Dr. Byrnes' 2026 TOEFL Speaking Course (12/2/25)

Course features

This course combines self-study video lectures, practice sets, and personalized feedback from Dr. Byrnes on how to reach a 25+ score.

  • 30+ hours of lecture content

  • 10+ full practice sets 

    • A set = 11 questions = 7 Repeat questions + 4 Interview questions

    • Exact video format as the real test; more sets added ongoing 

  • Dr. Byrnes' feedback: Submit 3 sets for detailed scoring

    • Clear, actionable guidance on exact areas to improve

  • One-time enrollment — lifetime access

    • Free upgrade: 2025 course students get 2026 access (feedback not included)​​

Here’s why her method works

All exams measure specific skills—and the TOEFL Speaking test is no exception. Clear spoken English alone won’t earn a high score unless you know exactly what’s tested and practice those skills the right way.

Dr. Nanhee Byrnes has already done the hard work for you. Follow her video lessons and targeted practice sets, and you’ll be on a direct path to a 25+ score.

Dr. Nanhee Byrnes is a true test master: you don’t earn a PhD without taking exam after exam. Her secret to acing tests? She decodes exactly which skills are tested and then drills only those skills. This strategy helped her score 98th percentile on the GRE as a non-native speaker.

With her proven approach, she can show you—step by step—how to perform like a top scorer. Her TOEFL courses are designed with this test-master mindset: first identifying exactly what you need to score 25+, then drilling those skills through focused practice until you master them.

Take the course, train strategically, and earn the score you deserve.
Enroll now and start your 2026 TOEFL Speaking transformation.


2026 TOEFL Speaking Course syllabus

Introduction: Test format

Listen and repeat task

Grading criteria

Memory strategies

Fixed expressions to memorize

Take an interview task

Grading criteria

Templates/organizations

Thesis statement/ first sentence

Support/ reasons and examples

Make it relevant

Define terms

Make a contrast

Use personal experience

Appeal to common values

Impactful conclusion

Consider a counterfactual situation 

Make a concession and refutation

Interview questions and answers

City life 

Commuting challenges

Work life balance

Workout routine

Media consumption 

Decision making style

Study habits

Budgeting

Nature or nurture

Education goals

Classroom management

University  and its connection to local community

College courses

Campus life

Teacher evaluation

Homework

Grading methods

Childhood development

Part time jobs for teenagers

Parenting methods

Workplace culture

Job perks

Better team members

Corporation culture

Success in life

Job preference

work-life balance

Communication preference

Friendship

Consumption habits

Changes in life

Healthy habits

Leisure activities

Travel destination

Museum visits

City vs rural life

Technology impact on society

Government spending

Successful nations and government

Environmental issues

Global language







Post (11/3/2026)

Hi everyone, and thank you for visiting! 

Big changes are coming with the TOEFL, and we’re hard at work preparing lectures and practice questions designed to help you score 100+ easily. The courses focus on clear, practical strategies, with lessons that make complex skills simple to understand and apply.

We’re also updating exercise questions in a fully interactive format that mimics the ETS exam, so you can practice exactly like the real TOEFL. These exercises are designed to streamline your learning, helping you build confidence, speed, and accuracy while mastering every section of the test.

Dr. Nanhee Byrnes and team


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Introducing Dr. Byrnes' English Grammar Course 

Are you ready to take your English to the next level? Most grammar lessons stop at the word level—teaching you morphology and basic rules. But real fluency comes from understanding how words interact in sentences.

Dr. Nanhee Byrnes’ Advanced English Grammar Course goes beyond basics. You’ll master the syntactic and semantic principles that drive accurate, natural English. Learn how to structure sentences, use articles correctly, handle verb tenses, and apply all the essential grammar rules for precise communication.

This isn’t theory for theory’s sake—every lesson is designed to improve your speaking and writing skills for real-world use.

Upgrade your English. Speak confidently. Write with clarity.
Enroll in Dr. Byrnes’ English Grammar Course today!

Course Organization

This course provides a comprehensive and practical understanding:

  • Part I: English Foundations

    • An in-depth look at the eight parts of speech.

  • Part II: Agreement Rules

    • How sentence elements align, guided by both structure and meaning.

  • Part III: Writing Style

    • Beyond "correctness," we focus on the sophistication needed for academic and formal writing.

This structure moves you from basics to core syntax and semantics to finally advanced style, ensuring a deep and practical grasp of English grammar.

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Dr. Byrnes' TOEFL Courses 

Reading
Listening
Writing
Speaking

Dr. Byrnes' English Skills Courses

Pronunciation: vowels, consonants and connected speech
Prosody: word stress, sentence stress, focus word stress and intonation
Vocabulary: Exam words A-Z, Roots and affixes, Synonyms
Grammar for Writing and Speaking 

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Key technique for TOEFL Reading Information Questions: identifying phrases of the same meaning
Solution strategies: megafauna extinction
TOEFL vocab: A words
TOEFL vocab: B-C words
TOEFL Vocab Meaning inferable from roots and prefixes: exercise review
TOEFL Vocab questions: meaning inerrable from roots and prefixes
TOEFL inference questions needing contrapositive
Summary questions
Summery questions based on clues
Easiest clue: absolute vs qualified
Integrated Roman Empire
Integrated: Power companies
Student essay evaluation (How to move from 23 to 28)

Grammar

Grammar: The most confusing grammar rule =  zero article with singular countable nouns 
Grammar tor TOEFL Writing: "the" + noun for lexical variety
Grammar: Eight parts of speech and word order
Grammar: Agreement ErrorsUse the definite article correctly
Five noun types for noun countability: https://youtube.com/shorts/Y0lcoVS17sk?feature=share
Use countable nouns correctly: https://youtube.com/shorts/s6XVICbNFwg?feature=share
Three types of countable nouns: https://youtube.com/shorts/EENBQxEJTZs?feature=share
Three types of uncountable nouns: https://youtube.com/shorts/UuCDCRmMDM4?feature=share
How to talk about quantity with uncountable nouns: https://youtube.com/shorts/WpsqHMATes0?feature=share
Rule 1: Noun-determiner agreement: https://youtu.be/vlJtsxBUbVc 
Plural countable indefinite quantifiers: https://youtu.be/VCchH-W1yiM
Nationality of a person and people: https://youtu.be/dhVGpGIJS6A
Uncountable indefinite quantifiers: https://youtu.be/ripAqfYlK_Y
Plural and uncountable indefinite quantifiers: https://youtu.be/x6a9vsf5gQg
Types of Determiners: https://youtu.be/86wM27qxxnM
Determiner order (pre-main-post):https://youtu.be/D-9oF2MBwzw 
Distinction of countable and uncountable nouns: https://youtu.be/SesnD3ymTAQ 
Use “the” for specific things: https://youtu.be/3yLJssZHb9o 
Singular countable indefinite quantifiers:https://youtu.be/GJXgto8e3Do

Vocabulary

Ab- words Ab- words
Ac- wordsAc- words
Ad- words:Ad- words
Ae-, Af, Ag- wordsAe-, Af, Ag- words
Al-, Am- words:Al-, Am- words
Roots Greek and Latin roots with the same meanings
Roots from QUOD to RUPT
Roots from SE to SON
Prefix from A to CONTRA
Prefix from DE to EX
Prefix from FOR to ISO
prefix from MACRO-OVER
Suffixes for nouns from AC to ER
Suffixes for nouns from ESS to URE
Suffixes for verbs, adjectives or adverbs


Pronunciation

Prosody