A CLOSER LOOK AT THE TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Due to the fact that the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is still so widely used as a reliable and acceptable test for measuring one’s English proficiency in most countries over the world including Indonesia, all people who are involved in in English language learning and teaching, especially the policy makers and classroom practitioners, should pay big attention to the how to approach the test. It should be done so because to be honest, the education offered overseas universities such as in America, Canada, and England is still of higher quality than that offered in the local universities in Indonesia which means that in order to get quality education the adult learners of Indonesia do need to do further studies in more advanced and pretigious universities in those English speaking countries. Therefore, it is important that we take a close look into that type of English Test so as to go on the right track in our effort to make students in the country prepared for the test. This small paper attempts to provide some information about things which are necessary to realize when dealing with the TOEFL test. However, what has been elaborated here should be used merely as a trigger which is worth developing. Besides, this elaboration is not intended only for English teachers but also for English learners in non-English speaking countries like Indonesia.