Teacher Beliefs on Collaborative Strategic Reading in TOEFL Preparation Course: A Case Study

• DOI: 10.33394/jollt.v12i4.12535
• Publication Date: 2024-10-17T07:58:42Z
• Authors: Fira Khasanah Ard...; Kristian Adi Putra; Nur Arifah Drajati
• Keywords: Course (navigation)

Despite the mandatory inclusion of English in higher education, limited credit hours and students’ varying proficiency levels pose challenges to achieving language teaching goals. CSR offers a structured approach enhance reading comprehension through its four stages. While numerous studies have explored CSR’s effectiveness, application education remains under-researched, particularly for TOEFL preparation. This qualitative study involved three female instructors preparation course an Islamic state university which were chosen by convenience sampling. It employs in-depth interviews examine their beliefs using non-English major students course. The data analyzed thematically deductive coding. findings revealed that consciously believe benefits Their are largely relevant theory CSR, with collaborative learning as core value combined personalized create positive environment supports students' readiness result this can inform instructional strategies abilities standardized testing other assessments, contexts. Future research may continue explore nuances implementation within larger scope more diverse sample generalizability, or incorporate mixed-method provide holistic view among educators students.