1. SYLLABUS
Course : Introduction to TOEFL
Credit Points : 2 sks
Study Program :
Semester/Class :
Time : 16 Sessions (including Mid-Term Exam and Final Exam)
Lecturer : IMAM FAUZI M.Pd
A. Course Description
This course is comprehensively designed for developing a competency of students’ speaking, listening and writing, especially
understanding and mastering the techniques of TOEFL proficiency test. This course requires students who have a greater motivation to
learn how to comprehend typical of the TOEFL test, English grammar, error analysis of structure, and get more focused training to
improve their overall abilities in order to be able to succeed the TOEFL test effectively. The course covers fundamental English lessons
for specific purpose which are expected to be useful to make students getting better to understand and apply their English skill in the area
of Economy study.
B. General Purpose:
The Business English course is intended to help students become completely confident in their ability to speak and write standard
English, the style of English that is most likely to lead to success in their business, professional, or technical career. The course aims at
developing a wide range of skills:
Language Development, which involves grammar and extensive vocabulary learning.
Writing skills, which have a specific focus on literacy and short essays
Reading, which involves the study of instructional business-related texts of topical relevance
Communication skills, which cover communication situations
2. B. Objectives
After taking this course, students are expected to be able:
1) To understand and write various types of English sentences grammatically
2) To improve their listening, reading and speaking skills
3) To know the typical sections of TOEFL test
4) To understand the techniques of TOEFL test in order to succeed the test
5) To have a preparation test of TOEFL (Prediction Test)
6) To make them more confident to prepare and do the test
7) To avoid making error construction of English sentence
8) To write various patterns of English grammar, such as present perfect and preset perfect progressive, comparative adjectives, relative
clauses, passive etc.
C. Basic Course Outline (BCO)
Sessions TOPICS Skills Improved
1 Introduction of TOEFL
- What is TOEFL?
- Why TOEFL is needed to learn?
- What typical sections of Test are explained in TOEFL?
- How to prepare the TOEFL test?
2 Listening practice 1
Question and Response
- Tips and tricks in listening section 1
- Mastery of two typical of question (yes/ no question and W 8 H question
words)
- Listening practice
3 Listening practice 2
- Get more practices on listening section 1
- Analyzing question in listening section
- Summarize the ideas of question
- Individual assignment (finding out downloadable listening tape script)
3. 4 Reading comprehension
- How to learn the reading comprehension
- What is reading outline (introduction, discussion, example, conclusion)
- Reading practice
- Discuss the main idea, supporting idea, and conclusive idea
5 Reading Practice 1
- Comprehend the typical questions of reading
- Identify main idea, supporting idea, and conclusive idea
- Individual learning process
- Conclude the discussion
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6 Error recognition
- Getting familiar with typical questions of error recognition
- Understanding English error analysis
- Practice English grammar
- Present, present continuous, and past tenses
- Individual assignment
7 Evaluation
- Tips and tricks for preparing Mid test
- Motivation
- English game (as possible)
8
Mid-Term Test
9 Reading practice 2
- Practice the reading test
- Discuss and solve the difficulties of test
- Conclusion
10 Video lesson (facebook as social network impacts negative or positive)
- Discuss the topic interactively
- Group work of discussion
- Solve problems creatively
- Using what, why, and how
4. 11 Incomplete sentence
- Getting familiar with the questions of incomplete sentence
- Understanding tips of incomplete sentence
- Practice Incomplete sentence
- Analyze grammar structure of typical questions
12 Error recognition
- Getting more practices on error analysis
- Doing practices of prediction test of error recognition
- Solving some difficulties
13 Prediction test includes some typical sections of test, as follows;
- Listening comprehension
- Reading comprehension
- Error recognition
- Incomplete sentences
14 Class reflection
- Recall the entire lessons first to the end part
- Resolve the difficulties
- Discuss the problems
- Conclusion
15 Students work sheet
Evaluation
16 Final Examination
D. Evaluation
NO Score Item Percentage
1 Quiz 10%
2 Assignment
- Group &
- Individual
20%
3 Mid-term test 30%
4 Final Exam 40%
5. E. References
Azar, Schramfer, Betty. 1989. Understanding and Using English Grammar, London: Prentice-Hall
Pyle. A. Michael M.A, and Ellen Mary. 1991. TOEFL Preparation Guide: Test of English as a foreign language, New York: Cliffs
Lincoln
Cyssco R. Dhanny. 2006. English Grammar Practice for TOEFL; Persiapan Tes, Jakarta: Puspa Swara
Richards C. Jack. 1991. Module: New Interchange, New York: Cambridge University Press
TOEFL ITP. Test Taker handbook. TOEFL ITP Assessment Series. ETS
TOEFL IBT TEST, TOEFL TEST PREPARATION PLANNER. ETS
www.ets .co.id
www.TOEFLPredictiontest.com
