The Use of Paper-based TOEFL as a Gate Keeper for Graduation: A Case Study at English Department Universitas Mataram  

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Susanti, Ni Wayan Mira

Jenis: Article from Proceeding
Dalam koleksi: The 61st TEFLIN International Conference : English Language Curriculum Development: Implications for Innovations in Language Policy and Planning, Pedagogical Practices, and Teacher Professional Development, Solo, 7 - 9 October 2014, page 1169-1172 .
Topik: Paper-Based TOEFL; Gate Keeper; attitude; wash-back effects
Fulltext: THE USE OF PAPER-BASED TOEFL AS A GATE KEEPER.pdf (8.1MB)

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This study aimed at providing information regarding the perception of students and lecturers at the English Department Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Universitas Mataram towards the use of Paper- Based TOEFL (PBT) as a requirement for graduation. The issue that was investigated concerned with the students’ attitude in relation to the influence of PBT on their learning and how the lecturers felt about the “washback or back-wash” (Alderson & Hamp-Lyons, 1996; Hughes, 2003) towards their teaching. This qualitative study involved 30 students of English Department semester three and 3 English lecturers that taught subjects designed to prepared students for TOEFL, namely; Listening Comprehension III, Reading Comprehension III, and English Grammar III. The data were collected through questionnaires. The findings showed that, firstly, the majority of English Department students and lecturers agreed that the use of TOEFL give positive wash-back effect in term of increasing the quality of English graduates. Secondly, most of the students and lecturers felt that the materials given during the three subjects were helpful in coping with the real PBT and have increased the average scores of English Department students in general.

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