Students’ responses toward TOEFL preparation class in SMAN 1 Gedangan

TOEFL is proficiency test to measure student competency in English. Test takers usually need the test for continuing their education at higher institutions, getting job opportunities and applying for scholarship. To increase obtain certain score of the test and improve competency, often students take an English course outside their school or joining special English training. However, understanding the skills in answering questions in TOEFL is probably not enough. It also needs strategy in doing the test. SMAN 1 Gedangan prepare the students to do TOEFL test by participating in TOEFL preparation class. This is the context of the study and the purpose is to identify the implementation of the program, identify teachers’ strategy in classroom practices and students’ responses toward TOEFL preparation class. To explore this issue, the study used descriptive qualitative that interviewed two teachers who teach TOEFL preparation class and administer questionnaires to 49 students. The findings showed that teachers used different strategies in conducting TOEFL class but the steps they use were the same. The steps identified include brainstorming, explaining the material and doing exercise. Also, students believed that participating in TOEFL class was benefit for them to improve their language skills.