The English teachersâ€™ challenges in TOEFL preparation for senior high school students

Saiful Akmal; Risdaneva Risdaneva; Habiburrahim Habiburrahim; Maulina Sari

doi:10.23971/jefl.v10i1.1627

The English teachersâ€™ challenges in TOEFL preparation for senior high school students

Saiful Akmal, Risdaneva Risdaneva, Habiburrahim Habiburrahim, Maulina Sari

Abstract

This descriptive qualitative study was aimed at discovering English language teachersâ€™ challenges in teaching TOEFL preparation for senior high school students. The data were collected by using an in-depth interview with six experienced and qualified English language teachers teaching TOEFL in the three-state and private senior high schools in Aceh province, Indonesia. Open, axial, and selective coding techniques were used to analyze the data from in-depth interviews. The results show that teachers faced some challenges during teaching TOEFL preparation for senior high school students including studentsâ€™ different language proficiency, their lack of vocabulary mastery, their fatigue, their passive attitude, class size, and time limitation. The findings recommend the further idea to organize a more organized preparation TOEFL program for high school students that can be integrated into the existing curriculum, and thus it will no longer be viewed merely as an extracurricular program.

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English teachers; English teachersâ€™ challenges; TOEFL preparation; senior high school students

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.23971/jefl.v10i1.1627