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50 Technium Soc. Sci. J. 308 (2023)
The Increasing Demand for TOEFL Tutoring among Graduate Students: Understanding the Motivations behind It

handle is hein.journals/techssj50 and id is 308 raw text is: SOCIAL SCIENCES JOURNAL Technium Social Sciences Journal Vol. 50 (Special issue), 308-313, November, 2023 ISSN: 2668-7798 www.techniumscience.com The increasing demand for TOEFL tutoring among graduate students: Understanding the motivations behind it. Izzuddin Izzuddin'* Budyi Suswanto2 Imam Bahrudin3 1 Universitas Bahaudin Mudhary Madura, Indonesia 3 Monash University, Australia *Corresponding author. wzuddin_hak i@unibamaduraac.id ABSTRACT Private extra academic support, also referred to as shadow education has experienced growth, in Asian nations, such as Indonesia. However, despite its use this type of education often receives attention from the government compared to formal schooling. This research aims to explore the motivations that influence university students' choices to seek academic support specifically for TOEFL preparation -a vital step towards achieving an internationally recognized English proficiency score. Involving 60 university students for the data collection using questionnaire, this study identified factors that drive the demand for private TOEFL tutoring among Indonesian graduate students. Despite concerns about the absence of standardization and potential student exhaustion resulting from tutoring it continues to provide personalized instruction and assistance. This study highlights the role that private supplementary tutoring plays in meeting the growing demand for success and its impact on students' academic and career paths, in Indonesia. Keywords: TOEFL, shadow education, tutoring, English proficiency, supplementary tutoring. 1. INTRODUCTION In times there has been a rise, in private supplementary tutoring in specific Asian countries, including Indonesia. However, despite its similarities to schooling the government often tends to overlook this form of education and prioritize schooling instead (Bray, 2006). This highlights a research gap in understanding why the government intentionally disregards tutoring and its potential impact on the education system. The objective of this study is to address this research gap by examining the definition proposed by Nam and Chan (2019) for tutoring, also known as shadow education. By investigating why university students choose to enroll in TOEFL tutoring the study aims to shed light on their growing desire to enhance their skills and proficiency in areas (Mahmud, 2021). However, there is research on the motivations and factors influencing university students' decisions specifically when it comes to seeking private supplementary tutoring for TOEFL preparation. This gap in research underscores the need for a comprehension of the factors that drive students' choices and how it may impact their academic and career paths. This study focuses on exploring how private supplementary tutoring plays a role, in helping Indonesian graduate students achieve a recognized score. The investigation aims to understand why graduate students choose to enroll themselves in tutoring programs. The research focuses on aspects, including the amount of work students have the involvement of parents, their expectations, the financial strains, on families and the pressures that students experience from their parents, peers, and community. 308

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