Most of the academic lectures featured in the TOEFL listening section are at a first-year university level. Though the topics can cover a wide range of subjects, the typically fall into four major categories: arts, life science, physical science, and social science.
Arts lectures may include architecture, music, literature, photography, urban planning, crafts, and industrial design.
Life science could include public health, animal communication, conservation biochemistry, medicine, bacteria, nutrition, and animal behaviour.
Physical science could include climate, geography, landforms, environment, pollution, astronomy, optics, physics, technology, mathematics, and computer science
Social science lectures could include anthropology, linguistics, education, history, business, psychology, and mass communication.
