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SYLLABUS TOEFL PREPARATION Tuesday, 7.30 – 10.00 (3 credits) Lecturer: Fransisca Endang L., S.Pd., M.Hum. Description: This course helps students become familiar with TOEFL paper testing format. During the course, the students are expected to be able to apply necessary reading, listening, structure and writing expression skills needed to do paper- based TOEFL test. By the end of the semester, the students are expected to achieve score, at least, 450 for the paper-based TOEFL test. The students are also introduced to the internet-based TOEFL test and others (IELTS, GRE) Course Outline: No. Date Topics Sub-topics Agenda 1 17 Jan 12 TOEFL Introduction o Syllabus discussion o Intro to TOEFL and the skills o Trick and tips in doing paper-based TOEFL test 2 24 Jan 12 Diagnostic Pre-Test Grouping (4 – 6 students) 3 31 Jan 12 Skills in Listening (Part A Questions) - part 1 o Listening Strategies o Who, What, Where o Negatives 4 7 Feb 12 Skills in Structure (Part 1) o Sentences with one clause o Sentences with multiple clauses o More sentences with multiple clauses o Biweekly Presentation 1 o Write journal 1 5 14 Feb 12 Skills in Listening (Part A Questions) – part 2 o Functions o Contrary Meanings o Idiomatic Language 6 21 Feb 12 Skills in Structure (Part 2) o Sentences with reduced clauses o Sentences with inverted subjects and verbs o Biweekly Presentation 2 o Write journal 2 7 28 Feb 12 Skills in Listening (Part B and Part C) o Before Listening o While Listening TIDAK ADA TTS 8 20 Mar 12 Skills in Written Expression (Part 1) o Problems with subject/verb agreement o Problems with parallel structure o Problems with comparatives and superlatives o Problems with the form of the verb o Problems with the use of the verb o Biweekly Presentation 3 o Write journal 3 9 27 Mar 12 Skills in Reading (Part 1) o Questions about the ideas of the passage o Directly answered questions Designed by F. Endang L. in 2012
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SYLLABUSTOEFL PREPARATION
Tuesday, 7.30 – 10.00 (3 credits)Lecturer: Fransisca Endang L., S.Pd., M.Hum.
Description: This course helps students become familiar with TOEFL paper testing format. During the course, the students are expected to be able to apply necessary reading, listening, structure and writing expression skills needed to do paper-based TOEFL test. By the end of the semester, the students are expected to achieve score, at least, 450 for the paper-based TOEFL test. The students are also introduced to the internet-based TOEFL test and others (IELTS, GRE)
Course Outline:
No. Date Topics Sub-topics Agenda
1 17 Jan 12 TOEFL Introduction o Syllabus discussion o Intro to TOEFL and the skillso Trick and tips in doing paper-
based TOEFL test2 24 Jan 12 Diagnostic Pre-Test Grouping (4 – 6
students)3 31 Jan 12 Skills in Listening (Part A
Questions) - part 1o Listening Strategieso Who, What, Whereo Negatives
4 7 Feb 12 Skills in Structure (Part 1)
o Sentences with one clauseo Sentences with multiple
clauseso More sentences with multiple
clauses
o Biweekly Presentation 1
o Write journal 1
5 14 Feb 12
Skills in Listening (Part A Questions) – part 2
o Functionso Contrary Meaningso Idiomatic Language
6 21 Feb 12
Skills in Structure (Part 2)
o Sentences with reduced clauses
o Sentences with inverted subjects and verbs
o Biweekly Presentation 2
o Write journal 2
7 28 Feb 12
Skills in Listening (Part B and Part C)
o Before Listeningo While Listening
TIDAK ADA TTS8 20 Mar
12Skills in Written Expression (Part 1)
o Problems with subject/verb agreement
o Problems with parallel structureo Problems with comparatives
and superlativeso Problems with the form of the
verbo Problems with the use of the
verb
o Biweekly Presentation 3
o Write journal 3
9 27 Mar 12
Skills in Reading (Part 1) o Questions about the ideas of the passage
o Directly answered questions
10 10 Apr 12
Skills in Written Expression (Part 2)
o Problems with passive verbso Problems with nounso Problems with pronounso Problems with adjectives and
adverbso Problems with adjectives
o Biweekly Presentation 4
o Write journal 4
11 17 Apr 12
Skills in Reading (Part 2) o Indirectly answered questionso Vocabulary questions (1)
12 24 Apr 12
Skills in Written Expression (Part 3)
o Problems with articleso Problems with prepositionso Problem with usageo TOEFL review exercises
o Biweekly Presentation 5
o Write journal 5
Designed by F. Endang L. in 2012
No. Date Topics Sub-topics Agenda(Written expression)
13 1 May 12 Skills in Reading (Part 3) o Vocabulary questions (2)o Overall review questions
14 8 May 12 TOEFL Post-Test
FINAL TEST
References:1. Educational Testing Service. 1998. TOEFL, Test Preparation Kit: Workbook. Princeton:
Educational Testing Service.2. Philips, Deborah. 2001. Longman Complete Course for the TOEFL Test: Preparation
for the paper tests. New York: Pearson Education.
Scoring Guideline:1. TOEFL Conversion (max. 80 points)
TOEFL Score
Score Conversion
Diagnostic Pre-
testPost-Test Final test
> 500 10 points 35 points 35 points
450 - 499 10 points 30 points 30 points
400 - 449 10 points 25 points 25 points
350 - 399 10 points 20 points 20 points
300 - 349 10 points 15 points 15 points
< 300 10 points 10 points 10 points
2. Biweekly Presentation (max. 20 points)
Group Presentation
Content (Understanding) 10 points (Max)Clarity 4 points (Max)Organization 4 points (Max)
Checking Biweekly Journal
Return the journal in 1 week 2 pointsReturn the journal in 2 or more weeks 1 pointDo not return the journal No point
Total 20 points (Max)
Note: - Write Journal Each student writes the most important/interesting things
they learn from their friends’ presentation. (Variation: the presenters that week may ask their friends to work on the TOEFL exercises. This is considered as their biweekly journal)
- Checking weekly journal Biweekly presenters collect and comment on/check their friends journals
Cut off Points:85 - 100 = A 60 - 64.99 = C+80 - 84.99
= A- 55 - 59.99 = C
75 - 79,99
= B+ 45 - 54.99 = D
70 - 74.99
= B … - 44.99
= E
65 - 69.99
= B-
Designed by F. Endang L. in 2012
