Students’ problems in answering TOEFL at english education study program of IAIN Palangka Raya

Marfu'ah, Marfu'ah (2020) Students’ problems in answering TOEFL at english education study program of IAIN Palangka Raya. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Palangka Raya.

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Abstract

This study was aimed at finding: (1) the problems faced by students in answering TOEFL (2) which section is dominantly the most difficult for students.
The The study was descriptive study with qualitative approach. For the data collection, it was used the instruments such as observation, interview, and documentation. The subjects of the study were English department students in grade of 2013 at IAIN Palangka Raya. To analyze the data, it was through the techniques: data collection, data display, data reduction, and conclusion drawing. For the data endorsement, it was used triangulation technique.
The results showed that: (1) the problems in listening were vocabulary mastery, unfamiliar topic, speed of speech, long conversation and spoken text, unclear pronunciation, and lack of concentration. In structure and written expression, the difficulties were lack of structure and grammar skill and understanding, and lack of vocabulary. While in reading, the difficulties were lack of vocabulary, long reading text, and less of motivation in reading the text. (2) the most dominantly difficult section was structure and written expression.

Abstract

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan: (1) masalah yang dihadapi siswa dalam menjawab TOEFL. (2) section mana yang lebih dominan terasa sulit bagi siswa.
Penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Untuk pengumpulan data, digunakan instrumen seperti observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa jurusan Bahasa Inggris tahun angkatan 2013 di IAIN Palangka Raya. Untuk menganalisis data, itu melalui teknik: pengumpulan data, tampilan data, reduksi data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Untuk pengesahan data, digunakan teknik triangulasi.
Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) masalah dalam mendengarkan adalah penguasaan kosa kata, topik asing, kecepatan berbicara, percakapan dan teks yang diucapkan terlalu panjang, pengucapan tidak jelas, dan kurangnya konsentrasi. Dalam struktur dan ekspresi tertulis, kesulitannya adalah kurangnya pemahaman struktur dan keterampilan tata bahasa, dan kurangnya kosa kata. Sementara dalam membaca, kesulitannya adalah kurangnya kosa kata, teks bacaan yang panjang, dan kurang motivasi dalam membaca teks. (2) bagian yang paling dominan dirasa sulit adalah struktur dan ekspresi tertulis.

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