ELITE Journal: Journal of English Linguistics, Literature, and Education
Vol 5 No 2 (2023): ELITE JOURNAL: Journal of English Linguistics, Literature, and Education

Constructing a New Blended Learning Technique: Using English Discovery as Learning Management System for Test Format Familiarity

Agil Abdur Rohim (Universitas Negeri Surabaya, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya, Indonesia)
Oikurema Purwati (Universitas Negeri Surabaya)
Syafiul Anam (Universitas Negeri Surabaya)
Ahmad Munir (Universitas Negeri Surabaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 May 2023

Abstract

ABSTRACTBlended learning offers numerous benefits to language learning and teaching. The benefits attract higher education institutions to implement the blended learning for advancing students’ learning outcome. The need to boost students’ learning outcome occurs simultaneously with the demand for higher education institutions to measure students’ English proficiency. Consequently, certain English proficiency test is required for students’ admission and students’ graduation. Thus, this paper aimed to offer new blended learning technique to boost students’ learning outcome and simultaneously to prepare students taking certain English proficiency tests. English Discoveries (ED) from Edusoft, as a tertiary from Educational Testing Service (ETS) was selected as learning management system (LMS) due to its vast topics and language skills coverage. Comprehensive materials and diverse practices from ED were used to be the resources for test formats familiarity. This study has shown that ED materials and practices were similar with TOEIC Listening and Reading sections and TOEFL ITP Listening, Structure and Written Expression, and Reading section. By learning in blended environment with ED, students were predicted to be more familiar with TOEIC and TOEFL ITP test formats. Being familiarized with the test formats should increase the possibility for students to have higher English proficiency score. Keywords: blended learning; test format familiarity

Copyrights © 2023






Journal Info

Abbrev

ELITE

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

The journal aims to be an open-access journal platform which publishes and disseminates the ideas and researches on English Linguistics, Literature, and Education in primary, secondary or undergraduate level. The scopes of the published articles in prioritized order are (1) Affects and values in ...