Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) merupakan sebuah ujian atau tes yang mengukur kemampuan Bahasa Inggris seseorang. Tes ini menguji listening, structure, dan reading. Bagi mahasiswa STMIK “AMIKBANDUNG”, TOEFL menjadi persyaratan wajib diikuti sebagai sertifikat kompetensi untuk kelulusan (sidang akhir). Saat peserta melakukan test di pihak ketiga harus membayar biaya administrasi sert...

This paper presents a novel method for automatically generating English vocabulary tests using TOEFL vocabulary questions as a model. English vocabulary questions in TOEFL is a multiple-choice question consisting of four components: a target word, a reading passage, a correct answer and distractors. Given a target word, we generate a reading passage from Web texts retrieved from the Internet, a...

This study investigated the effects of a 16-week reading instruction program with discourse structure graphic organizers (DSGOs) on the development of English reading comprehension among college-level English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students. A total of 340 first and third semester students of non-English majors at a Chinese university participated in this study. A DSGO completion test and ...

Although transfer learning has been shown to be successful for tasks like object and speech recognition, its applicability to question answering (QA) has yet to be well-studied. In this paper, we conduct extensive experiments to investigate the transferability of knowledge learned from a source QA dataset to a target dataset using two QA models. The performance of both models on a TOEFL listeni...

The validity of the TOEFL, a large-scale worldwide test and high-stake test, is most concern for test-takers. TOEFL scores has been found positive as whole but in reading comprehension. Four aspects are analyzed to study fairness iBT test. Results show that score under-represented, with some cognitive issue, negative washback, unfairness.

This research aimed to know the language learning strategies that used by successful TOEFL test-takers of English Education Department UIN Alauddin Makassar. The design this study is descriptive qualitative. subject consisted 5 students academic year 2015. In determining research, researcher criteria must achieve score 500 undertaken once or twice. interview instrument with supporting data from...

This paper presents a simple unsupervised learning algorithm for recognizing synonyms, based on statistical data acquired by querying a Web search engine. The algorithm, called PMI-IR, uses Pointwise Mutual Information (PMI) and Information Retrieval (IR) to measure the similarity of pairs of words. PMI-IR is empirically evaluated using 80 synonym test questions from the Test of English as a Fo...

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) contains a direct writing assessment, and examinees are given the option of composing their responses at a computer terminal using a keyboard or composing their responses in handwriting. This study sought to determine whether examinees from different demographic groups choose handwriting versus word-processing composition media with equal likeli...

Among the most innovative features of the TOEFL® Internet-based test (TOEFL iBT) are the addition of a speaking measure and a revised writing measure consisting of two writing tasks. The speaking and writing measures include both independent and integrated tasks. Independent tasks require test takers to talk or write about their personal opinions or experiences. Integrated tasks require the use...

Kegiatan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat ini merupakan salah satu bagian dari Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi yang harus dilaksanakan oleh civitas akademika, khususnya para dosen Universitas Bumigora. berangkat permasalahan – permaslahan dihadapi mitra terutama pada saat menghadapi tes TOEFL, mereka belum memahami sepenuhnya cara atau trik untuk meningkatkan sckor nilai test TOEFL karena itu kami beri...