UNAIR NEWS –聽HRD Faculty of Psychology Student Executive Board (BEM FPsi UNAIR) together with LIA English held a聽workshop聽and simulation ”聽Your Chance to Learn and Practice English Better!聽“on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at FPsi Hall in .聽The activity aims to train participants to work on TOEFL test.
Dhanti Praptikorastri, S.Kom, MM., as the speaker from LIA English said that in working on TOEFL, there were several things that must be considered.聽There are strategies to work on material as well as strategies before facing the TOEFL test itself.
“We聽talk about聽strategy in general, the most important thing is to prepare yourself, stay calm, and we must be physically fit,” she said.
Dhanti explained the strategy in general such as making preparation, staying calm, and being physically fit.聽For her, physical health is very important so participants can calmly work on the questions, and stay calm, especially during聽listening session.
Furthermore, Dhanti also explained the prioritized strategy of working on the test, time management.聽According to her, everyone has their own way to work on the test and different strategy.
“We know that everyone does it differently.聽Some listen first, some see the problem first.聽The most important thing is how to聽manage聽time, ” she said.
Dhanti also shared some tips in making preparation for the TOEFL test, self-habituation and lots of practice.
For her, practices are very important so they will not be surprised during test.聽That way, the examinees can easily understand the questions.聽Therefore, Dhanti hoped that these tips students will not feel panic and able to prepare themselves well.
English is a universal and international language, especially for ASEAN Community Era. People from various countries can easily enter Indonesia and vice versa.
TOEFL has been a requirement for聽student exchange聽and work affairs.聽Therefore, there are institutions which demand TOEFL certificates for admission and graduation requirements. (*)
Author: Asthesia Dhea C.
Editor: Feri Fenoria Rifa’i
