asking the final solution to the
professional mentor
b. Types of Learning Strategies Used By the Second Respondent.
Based on the interview with the second respondent, it is find out that his name is Catur Budi Setyawan. He is 19 years old and still in the first semester of
his study. He is talk-active person but a good learner. He is not really smart but willing to study hard. Besides study in campus, he also joins in several
organizations. Those make him busier than other students and probably make him tired. Instead of his lots of activity he spares time to study English. He likes
English very much and he has been studying English for 10 years. His hobby are watching movie and playing games. He likes western movie and often get new
vocabulary of English from the movie. He followed TOEIC test to improve his ability in English for specific
purpose and test, he also considering that the test would be important for him when he works. He has a high motivation in learning TOEIC preparation. As he
likes English and he makes English as part of his life, he found no difficulties in learning it. He studied the TOEIC preparation by himself. He studied from book
and internet. He often done online test simulation on the internet and he know several website to study TOEIC.
He has big obsession to achieve high score in TOEIC test, at first he set up the goals to get 550 – 650. After he followed the test, his final score is 597. He is
quite satisfied with the result but he wanted to do more test to increase his score.
He has no time for consulting to someone when he learning the TOEIC preparation, as a result, he only doing simulation test then learning the material in
the test. As he is kind of person who never give up on something, he tried hard for about 1,5 years to prepare for the TOEIC test by himself.
Based on the questionnaire and interview, he combines meta-cognitive type of learning and cognitive type of learning strategy. As he ever consulting to
someone about his work, he has no socio-affective behavior. Whether the second respondent has applied some meta-cognitive behavior and cognitive behavior, it
seems that socio cognitive behavior also important to improve the TOEIC score. Cooperating and asking for advice to the professional mentor or higher level
learners is also important to help us to get better goals and to find out our problem solution to the mistake. Meanwhile, he has a high motivation to learning the
preparation by himself. It may his confidence to do the test and to achieve high score.
Therefore, there are some limitations such as higher scores may not necessary be equated with better enhancement in language competence as the test
does not include speaking and writing. However, as questions on listening material are directly related to what is actually conversed in a real situation, high –
score subject can be regarded as proficient in activity that requires substantial personal effort to learn over time.
a. Meta-cognitive strategy
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