INCREASING TOEFL SCORE USING MIND MAPPING METHOD

Evan Afri,Muhammad Khoiruddin Harahap

doi:10.30743/ll.v3i2.1977

Abstract

English which is an international language has become an important requirement in the world of education. Standardization of English proficiency is measured by a TOEFL score in stages. Especially for students who are looking for scholarships at home and abroad, making the TOEFL score is a major requirement. International scholarships require a minimum TOEFL score of 550. This study is concerned with Mind Mapping strategies or techniques which can improve TOEFL scores. The implementation of this method is carried out for active students of Ganesha Polytechnic as a research sample through two stages, namely Pre-Test, and Final-Test. The number of samples used in this study is as many as 300 students consisting of semester 1, semester 3 and semester. Based on the results of trials with the Mind Mapping method with a duration of 3 months there is an increase in the TOEFL score between Pre-Test and Final Test.

Highlights

English is one of the five International languages recognized by the United Nations, out of Arabic, French, German and Mandarin
The use of English teaching methods, especially in learning Standard English grammar greatly affects the achievement of students' understanding of the material provided
English grammar teaching methods obtained by students at an earlier educational level still tend to only activate one side of their brain (Pravitasari & Fitriasih, 2014)

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Introduction

English is one of the five International languages recognized by the United Nations, out of Arabic, French, German and Mandarin. One of the weaknesses of the Indonesian people in speaking English is that English is not the mother tongue in Indonesia. This factor is so because Indonesia was once under the Dutch colonialism. This is in contrast with countries under the auspices of the Commonwealth countries using English as a second mandatory language. The use of English teaching methods, especially in learning Standard English grammar greatly affects the achievement of students' understanding of the material provided. English grammar teaching methods obtained by students at an earlier educational level still tend to only activate one side of their brain (Pravitasari & Fitriasih, 2014).

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