TOEFL is important to measure one’s English proficiency, especially for higher education students. This test is frequently used for many purposes such as applying for a job and scholarship. Several universities in Indonesia use TOEFL as a graduation requirement, which means the students must take the TOEFL test before graduation. In mastering TOEFL, some students got difficulties because of some reasons. Therefore, the TOEFL preparation program was needed for students to increase their TOEFL scores. This study aimed to find out the effectiveness of the TOEFL preparation course on students’ TOEFL scores. This research was quantitative experimental research. There were 80 EFL students from various study programs in the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. HAMKA who participated in this study. Before conducting the preparation program, the students took a TOEFL pre-test. After that, they took a TOEFL preparation class for seven meetings. The TOEFL post-test was used to see participants’ different scores after the preparation course was held and the result revealed that the students’ scores increased from the previous pre-test. Thus, TOEFL preparation classes are significant in improving students’ TOEFL scores and therefore recommended for students who want to take the TOEFL test. Keywords: TOEFL, TOEFL Preparation, TOEFL Score, EFL Students
COVID-19 disease has hit many countries since 2020. In this pandemic era, every field must getting used to technology things, such as online learning and teaching activities. Even though the educational field is facing the pandemic, it does not mean the quality of teaching and learning is not upgraded. This study aimed to find EFL undergraduate students’ insight toward the quality of online English learning during COVID-19 pandemic. There were 60 participants from this study, 30 from English major and 30 from non-English major. This study used quantitative method by applying survey design. However, government, institutions, and lecturers must work together to keep and increase the quality of online English learning.
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