Investigation the problem students low scores in reading section in boarding Kanzun Najah

Abstract

This study aimed to know to measure student ability in English as a second or foreign language, obligation for the students who will pass the college study and to apply for taking a master's or doctoral degree or applying for particular jobs abroad and inside the country. The subject of this study were ten students of Kanzun Najah. The research was survey qualitative. The data collection technique was undertaken by giving questionnaire through Google Form and use the technique of deep interview using smartphone recording face to face. There were ten students participated in giving questionnaire and there were five students participated in undertaking the deep interview at Boarding school Kanzun Najah. The data were analyzed and interpreted through qualitative procedure. Concerning this research, it was focused in finding out the difficulties faced by the students in answering TOEFL test questions. The difficulties are personal trait based on their experience. This research was restricted to the difficulties in answering TOEFL test of students Kanzun Najah who have undertaken TOEFL test for any purposes before. The findings of this research were the difficulties faced by the students in answering the TOEFL test questions, they were, fewer basic skills, less practice, less motivation, and students’ individual differences.