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
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 Concerned

1 Introduction of TOEFL - TOEFL Comprehension
- What is TOEFL? - Tips and Tricks of
- Why TOEFL is needed to learn? TOEFL preparation test
- What typical sections of Test are explained in TOEFL?
- How to prepare the TOEFL test?
2 Listening practice 1 - Listening
Question and Response - Tips and tricks of
- Tips and tricks in listening section 1 listening test part 1
- Mastery of two typical of question (yes/ no question and W 8 H question - Listening
words) comprehension
- Listening practice - Interactive
3 Listening practice 2 - Listening
- Get more practices on listening section 1 - Listening
- Analyzing question in listening section comprehension
- Summarize the ideas of question - Self confidence
- Individual assignment (finding out downloadable listening tape script)
4 Reading comprehension - Reading
- How to learn the reading comprehension - Tips and tricks of
- What is reading outline (introduction, discussion, example, conclusion) reading test
- Reading practice - Interactive
- Discuss the main idea, supporting idea, and conclusive idea - Self confidence
5 Reading Practice 1 - Reading comprehension
- Comprehend the typical questions of reading - Interactive
- Identify main idea, supporting idea, and conclusive idea
- Individual learning process
- Conclude the discussion
6 Error recognition - Grammar
- Getting familiar with typical questions of error recognition comprehension
- Understanding English error analysis - Error Analysis
- Practice English grammar - Self confidence
- Present, present continuous, and past tenses
- Individual assignment
7 Evaluation - Discussion
- Tips and tricks for preparing Mid test - Self motivation
- Motivation
- English game (as possible)
8
Mid-Term Test
9 Reading practice 2 - Reading comprehension
- Practice the reading test - Interactive
- Discuss and solve the difficulties of test
- Conclusion
10 Video lesson (facebook as social network impacts negative or positive) - Speaking
- Discuss the topic interactively - Self confidence
- Group work of discussion - Problem solving
- Solve problems creatively - Creative thinking
- Using what, why, and how - Collaborative
 11 Incomplete sentence - Tips and tricks of
- Getting familiar with the questions of incomplete sentence incomplete test
- Understanding tips of incomplete sentence - Grammar
- Practice Incomplete sentence comprehension
- Analyze grammar structure of typical questions - English expressions

12 Error recognition - Grammar

- Getting more practices on error analysis comprehension
- Doing practices of prediction test of error recognition - Error Analysis
- Solving some difficulties - Self confidence
13 Prediction test includes some typical sections of test, as follows; - Self preparation
- Listening comprehension - Self confidence
- Reading comprehension
- Error recognition
- Incomplete sentences
14 Class reflection - Self reflection
- Recall the entire lessons first to the end part - Self motivation
- Resolve the difficulties
- Discuss the problems
- Conclusion
15 Students work sheet - Assessment
Evaluation
16 Final Examination
D. Evaluation

N Score Item Percentag

O e
1 Quiz 10%
2 Assignment 20%
 - Group &
- Individual
3 Mid-term test 30%
4 Final Exam 40%

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