AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ PROBLEMS IN THE READING SECTION OF TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (TOEFL) : A STUDY AT SENIOR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, MATARAM UNIVERSITY IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016

AYU, RISMA (2017) AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ PROBLEMS IN THE READING SECTION OF TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (TOEFL) : A STUDY AT SENIOR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, MATARAM UNIVERSITY IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016. S1 thesis, Universitas Mataram.

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Abstract

This study is aimed at identifying the types of students‘ problems in answering the TOEFL reading subtest and the causes of the students encounter the problem. The population of this study is senior students from semester 6 and above of English Education Department at Mataram University, Indonesia. However, the number of sample is 60 students, taken by using purposive sampling. The data is gathered through a test of TOEFL Reading, questionnaire, and interview. This is a kind of descriptive study which data is employed by quantitative and qualitative method. The findings reveal that: 1) the types of students‘ problems in answering the test are on eight topics that cover the question types about unstated detail, implied detail, vocabulary in context, a question of organization, main idea, stated detail, a question of tone, and referent; 2) the causes of students encounter the problem are manifested through the internal factor of students‘ perception, feeling, thought, and experience in working with the TOEFL such as they have less vocabulary, their behavior in reading the text gradually, often repeating the text they read, getting stuck in part of the difficult text, and working the test in hurry that make the students were unable to finish the test on time. Besides, the students did not use exact strategies as they had been taught by their lecturers.

Item Type: Thesis (S1)
Keywords (Kata Kunci): TOEFL, reading comprehension test, students’ problems.
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions: Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan
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Date Deposited: 16 Aug 2017 05:12
Last Modified: 16 Aug 2017 05:12
URI: http://eprints.unram.ac.id/id/eprint/110

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