English Department Students’ Problems With Standardized English Proficiency Test

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.201201.154How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Problem, factor, failure, standardized English test

Abstract

Most people think that standardized English test (SEPT) will never be a problem for English department students. Their almost every day encounter with English is seen as a benefit that makes them fluent English users. However, the fact is different. A preliminary study in an English Department in a university in Surabaya indicates that many students have problems with the university made SEPT. They fail many times in their efforts to meet the passing grade 527. As a follow up, this study tries to reveal the problems which are faced by the students in dealing with SEPT as well as to find out the factors that cause the problems and how they cope with these problems. Questionnaire and interviews were used to collect data for this study. The questionnaire was distributed to the students of English Department who have already taken standardized English test. The study reveals that in average, the students take the test three times and more before they are able to reach the passing grade. The study also reveals that many students have problems with grammar and vocabulary. The very-limited time allotment to do the test and the unfamiliarity of the test form are considered as the main factors that cause the failure. It can be concluded that English Department students also have problems in successfully doing SEPT.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Wiwiet Eva Savitri
AU  - Ahmad Munir
AU  - Asrori
AU  - Nur Chakim
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/03
TI  - English Department Students’ Problems With Standardized English Proficiency Test
BT  - Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Arts and Humanities (IJCAH 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 917
EP  - 922
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201201.154
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201201.154
ID  - Savitri2020
ER  -