Abstract
This research was aimed at identifying the difficulties in answering TOEFL test questions. This research applied a focused description as the method of collecting the data and was located within a qualitative research paradigm. The population of the research was the seventh-semester students of English Department of STKIP YPUP who have undertaken TOEFL test for any purposes, and the sample of this research was chosen by using homogenous sampling. The sample consisted of 30 students. The data is collected using an open-ended questionnaire. The order of data collecting was listing the target population, selecting the sample subject, distributing a questionnaire and collecting the questionnaire. Concerning this research, it was focused in finding out the difficulties faced by the students in answering TOEFL test questions. The difficulties are personal trait based on their experience. This research was restricted to the difficulties in answering TOEFL test of English department students at the seventh-semester in STKIP YPUP Makassar who have undertaken TOEFL test for any purposes before. The findings of this research was the difficulties faced by the students in answering the TOEFL test questions, they were, fewer basic skills, less practice, less motivation, and students’ individual differences.
Highlights
The correlational studies on language testing, language teaching, and language acquisition were developed rapidly
English Development Program (EDP) of STKIP-YPUP claimed that in the year of 2016 about 35 % of students failed. Seeing that they are from the English department, this is considered as a problem that needs to be solved. All these lead the researchers to research in this particular area; that is, difficulties faced by the students in answering Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) test questions
Since the goal of this research was to describe, explain, and explore issues associated with difficulties in answering TOEFL test questions by the seventh-semester students of English department at STKIP YPUP Makassar, this research was located within a qualitative research paradigm and was descriptive and explanatory
Summary
The correlational studies on language testing, language teaching, and language acquisition were developed rapidly. All these lead the researchers to research in this particular area; that is, difficulties faced by the students in answering TOEFL test questions. From some previous related studies above, it can be inferred that TOEFL test questions still become problems for students in English foreign language area.
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