Abstract
Students feeling anxious about TOEFL test is a common phenomenon. Test anxiety itself is a disorder which leads to a nervousness, fear, and worrying that can affect the way we feel or behave toward something (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/anxiety/). Test anxiety also leads human body to different physical and mental problems. Therefore, since it is a must for English Department students to take TOEFL
test, this issue grabs the researcher’s curiousity about what types of test anxiety symptoms the students’ have prior the profiency test, focusing on
factors that lead them to anxiety, and the effects of it. Using qualitative research method, which included open-ended semi structured questionnaire and interview, the result shows they had experienced the test anxiety symptoms such as nervousness, digestive problem, rapid heartbeats, and still many others. It happened because of both external and internal factors. Fortunately, as an effect of test anxiety the students become more motivated to perform better in TOEFL test.
