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Figure 1 Flowchart of a Reading Comprehension Test Construction

Developing of Test Content Specification

Establishing Test Blueprint

Constructing Reading Comprehension Test Item

Analyzing the Selection of Reading Passages

Expert Validation

Revising the Test (1st)

Trying out the Test

Analyzing the Test

Revising the Test (2nd)

Final Form

(Source: Adapted from Sulistyo, 2002:45)

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SYLLABUS OF BAHASA INGGRIS II STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF MALANG

Department : Management
Course : Bahasa Inggris II
Credits : 3 SKS
Semester : IV
Standard of
Competence : At the end of the course, students are able to comprehend various analytical exposition texts at the pre-
intermediate to intermediate levels relating to economics and management issues.
Time Resources/
Basic Competence Indicators Materials Assessment
(Meetings) Media
Students are able to The students are able to Compilation Assessment is 1 class Whiteboard,
respond meanings and deduce words meanings and of reading given in every meeting for power point
other rhetorical details of use unfamiliar lexical items passages meeting (see introduction slides,
various exposition texts (words, phrases, or lesson plan) adapted
related to economics and sentences) from the context. reading texts
management issues. from books
and the
internet

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TEST CONTENT SPECIFICATION FOR THE READING TEST (POSTTEST)

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1 Objective of the At the end of the course, students are able to comprehend academic texts relating to
course economics and management issues at the pre-intermediate to intermediate levels.
2 General instructional
It is to evaluate students’ micro reading skills postulated by Sulistyo (2011) on analytical
objective of reading
exposition texts.
test
3 Specific instructional It is to measure students’ micro reading skills on exposition texts relating to economics and
objectives management issues especially in terms of word attack skills and text attack skills. The
micro reading skills are shown by the ability to:
a. identify the meaning of a word through context clues and word-part clues,
b. identify the meaning of a word through denotation and connotation,
c. identify the topic whether it is stated or implied inductively or deductively,
d. find main idea and supporting details, and
e. find factual-information; who, what, when, why, and how.
4 Test approach Discrete point testing
5 Kind of test Objective test
6 Test types Multiple-choice
7 Number of text(s) 6 texts
8 Source of text 1. English book II for Management study program
2. Wright, S.W., & Sukur, S.G. 2012. Persiapan Tes TOEFL Super Lengkap. Yogyakarta:
Kalarana Press.
3. http://www.linguarama.com/ps/management-themed-english/changing-status.htm
4. http://www.linguarama.com/ps/english-for-human-resources/what-are-employers-looking-

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for.htm
5. http://www.linguarama.com/ps/technology-themed-english/home-comforts-at-work.htm
6. http://www.linguarama.com/ps/banking-themed-english/the-international-manager.htm
9 Number of items 30 items
10 Time allotment 90 minutes
11 Equipment Paper and pencil/pen
12 Scoring Dichotomous scoring: 1 for correct answers and 0 for wrong answers

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