AN ANALYSIS OF EFL LEARNERS’ DIFFICULTIES ON TOEFL TEST

HAFIZIN, MUHAMMAD (2020) AN ANALYSIS OF EFL LEARNERS’ DIFFICULTIES ON TOEFL TEST. Diploma thesis, UNIVERSITAS HAMZANWADI.

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Abstract

This study aims to analyze EFL learners’ difficulties on the structure and written expression section of TOEFL test. The population of this research was students of English Language Education Program at Hamzanwadi University and the subject was 10 students with random sampling. Data of the research was collected through tests and interviews. The results of the study found that there were 9 items indicated as the most difficult topics encountered by EFL learners in TOEFL test. The topics were preposition, article, subject-verb agreement, word form, word order, verb, comparative and superlative, verbal (infinitive, gerund and participle), and singular and plural noun. Furthermore, the findings also figure that several factors influence EFL learners’ difficulties in the structure and written expression section. The factors were unfamiliarity with TOEFL test, lack of practice and preparation, and lack of grammatical competence. Keywords: TOEFL, Structure and Written Expression, EFL Learners.

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