The Application of the Innovative Teaching for TOEFL IBT Preparation at English First Kayun Surabaya

Abstract

Since TOEFL is sat by students before being successfully
admitted into various higher institutions of education at tertiary level
around the world, they should reach and achieve a satisfactory pass in
the  examination.  It  is  an instrument  to  determine  students’  ability  to
carry  out  their  programs  of  study  in  English.  The  TOEFL  internetbased testing (iBT) measures the ability in using and understanding of
English.  It  also assesses  reading,  listening,  writing  and  speaking,
focusing  on  integrating  the  four  skills.  The  examination measures
students’  ability  to  use  English  language as  a  tool  to  communicate
effectively in  academic  settings.  TOEFL  iBT  is also  being  taken  by
those  who  want  get  automaticity  for  a  promotion  in  their  respective
jobs  and  application  for  visas.  Therefore  there  is  a  necessity  for
lecturers  to  find  out  an  innovative  teaching  model  to  use  for  their
consumption. A model that should be effective and innovative in the
learning  and  teaching  of  English  for  foreign  language  learners  that
caters  for  local  needs.  This  research  is  to  find  out  the  innovative
teaching and learning of English at English First (EF) which is situated
at  Kayun,  Surabaya.  There  are  many  other  institutions  that  offer
TOEFL  iBT  preparation. However,  EF  is  chosen  because  of  the
teaching strategies are unique in a way that the practitioners are very
experience  and  they  themselves  are  native  speakers  of  English.  It  is
hoped  that  this  study  should  be  a  fruitful  effort in  finding  a  good
model for teaching English to students who are motivated to learn and
yet  find  it  difficult  to  master  the language  in  a  non-English
environment.  This  study also aims  to  give  more  description  or
information  about  the  implementation  of  the  innovative teaching  of
TOEFL iBT examination for the lecturers in Adi Buana University in
their English language proficiency  courses. The  instruments used for
this study are interviews, classroom observations and field notes