ACADEMIC READING : GUIDING STUDENTS FOR TOEFL iBT TEST

Abstract

Reading is an active process and tools that enable students to acquire knowledge and information. The students are sometimes fustrated when they are difficult in comprehending a reading passage or failure in completing their test particularly English proficiency test. Their failures and difficulties in reading may be caused by their habits of reading, reading experiences, and their motivation. Less knowledge of English proficiency test also affects to their success in taking English Proficiency test such as TOEFL, IELTS, TIP and etc. Thus, the reading activities in the classroom should give them experiences, knowledge, and practice of completing English Proficiency test in order to help them to get good their academic reading and English test. Meanwhile, it is needed a practical book that can guide them to be good readers and successful test takers particularly TOEFL test. This book presents basic knowledge, theory and best practices related to reading and offer some strategies, practices that integrate reading with technology. The book is designed to guide students understanding kinds of TOEFL test from the basic reading skills to the advanced reading skills. The strategies, examples and explanations of TOEFL test are taken from any sources both online and offline. The main source of examples and practices are taken from ETS practical guide book in which give detail information of how to take TOEFL iBT test. This book is also enriched by some examples from other sources such as TOEFL books and other book of English Proficiency test.