Manuscript Title:

EXISTENCE ANALYSIS TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND ACADEMIC SETTINGS (CASE STUDY IN THE CONTEXT OF CHARACTER EDUCATION)​

Author:

SUHARYANTO H. SORO, DIANA MARLIN, RD. JENY SUCIPERMATA

DOI Number:

DOI:10.17605/OSF.IO/725MS

Published : 2022-12-16

About the author(s)

1. SUHARYANTO H. SORO
2. DIANA MARLIN
3. RD. JENY SUCIPERMATA

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Abstract

This study aims to identify and find the attitudes and perceptions of students towards the existence of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (hereinafter referred to as TOEFL) and the Academic Achievement Index of students in the perspective of character education. The existence of the TOEFL as a barometer of one's ability to understand English as a universal language. The inability of students to get a value of 500 is one of the failure factors deals with the ability to master English. In Indonesia, the position of English as a foreign language and is a mandatory subject for junior high school, high school and college students (optional for university). This research is a qualitative research with a case study approach. The data in this study are written data and oral data sourced from academic settings. The sample or object of study under study was selected based on purposive sampling. From the sample, the researcher describes things that can be interpreted according to the research objectives. The results of the research showed that the TOEFL test was conducted to determine a person's level of mastery of English as an intercontinental language or a universal language. The organizers apply an administration charge as one of the requirements to be able to take the TOEFL test. In this context, participants perceive that the TOEFL Program has its commercial content, because participants are required to pay for the TOEFL test in accordance with the policies of each institution. Like students or participants, if they take the TOEFL test, they will be charged with different amounts. Similarly, the language center imposes the number of participants. In addition, the TOEFL score has a positive correlation with the student's cumulative achievement index (GPA). In the perspective of character education, based on the analysis of data sourced from observations, it shows that students who study English as an international language have positive characters, namely strong attitudes and principles to study and actualize them in the form of communication interactions both with speakers of the same country and different countries.


Keywords

TOEFL, Education, character, Academic.