scholarly journals A Comparison of Using L1 (Indonesian) and English to Answer English Listening Comprehension Questions

JET ADI BUANA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (02) ◽  
pp. 175-189
Author(s):  
Ismi Putri Rahmah ◽  
Sisilia Setiawati Halimi
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Listening Test ◽  
Result Show ◽  
The Difference ◽  
English Listening Test

English test results show that a lot of Indonesian students obtained low scores in listening. Students say they understand what speakers say in an English listening test but they have difficulties in answering the questions in English. This shows that students’ English receptive skills are higher than students’ productive skills. This research intends to find out what the difference in results is when students answer English listening comprehension questions in L1 (Indonesian) and English, and what the students’ perception is on the use of Indonesian language in English listening test. This research uses the mixed method along with a listening test, questionnaires, and interview as data collection tools. The findings show that these learners have difficulties to answer the test in English. The test answered in Indonesian received better scores than in English. Moreover, the questionnaires and the interview result show positive feedback on the use of Indonesian language. This shows that the learners actually have good listening skills and that their low-test scores are mostly due to their difficulty in expressing their thoughts in English.

scholarly journals The Effects of Audio Comedy Test on Listening Comprehension Skills of EFL Learners

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Anton Subarno ◽  
Wen-Fu Pan ◽  
Mei-Ying Chien
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Practice Tests ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
English Listening Test ◽  
Senior Students

<p class="Abstract"><em>This study aims to investigate the effects of audio comedy on English listening comprehension test results of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. The English listening test comprises four sections; each section has a seven-minute comedy audio mode and 13 questions, and participants listen to the four sections successively. This study was conducted with 117 sophomore, junior and senior students at Sebelas Maret University in Indonesia. Two-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was adopted to distinguish between male and female students on the four successive test sections measuring English listening comprehension skills. The findings are: 1. Successive practice tests will stimulate English listening skills; and 2. Successive practice tests will improve students’ English listening skills. The comedy audio mode creates a low-stress English listening atmosphere and reduces the learner’s anxiety.</em></p>

scholarly journals Subtitled Films and Learning Listening Comprehension: A Study in Bulukumba, Indonesia

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Anugrah Febrian Syam ◽  
Andi Qashas Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Test Design ◽  
Listening Test ◽  
Post Test ◽  
General Improvement ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Positive Effect

This present study is aimed at finding out (1) the possible effect of subtitled and non-subtitled movies on students’ listening achievement, and (2) the difference between using subtitled and non-subtitled movies in students’ listening comprehension. A Comparative study using two groups with a pre-test and post-test design was undertaken in this research. The data were collected using the IELTS listening test. There were two results in the data analysis of IELTS listening test. The first, a general improvement was noted. It was found that both procedures (presenting the movie with or without subtitles) produced a positive effect. Second, the result of movie task data analysis indicated a positive effect for both groups; both groups significantly improved during six weeks. It was revealed that subtitled group exercised a better performance than non-subtitled group. Keywords: Subtitled movies, Non-subtitled movies, The IELTS Listening Test.

THE STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN LISTENING

JURNAL SPHOTA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-40
Author(s):  
I Gusti Agung Vony Purnama
Keyword(s):  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Listening Test ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Test Result

This study aims to find out the effect of the listening supports on the students’ listening performance. The students under concern were the second-semester students taking the English II subject at STIKOM Bali. The data source in this study is a primary data, which has been got directly from one class of listening comprehension in semester II year in 2017. This class was chosen since the students of this class have already learned the listening comprehension for seven meetings. Theory of listening comprehension was used in this research. There were 34 students’ listening test results analyzed by using the qualitative method in collecting data. This research used a descriptive research in describing the result. The finding shows that the percentage of students’ performance in Listening Comprehension I which used the two listening supports prior the test was 55.2%, this was higher than the percentage of the students’ performance in Listening Comprehension II which did not use the two listening supports only 48.5%. It can be concluded that the two listening supports prior the listening test affect the students listening test result.

scholarly journals A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN IN TERMS OF LISTENING COMPREHENSION

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAI-LAI SUN ◽  
YUN-RUI ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Entrance Examination ◽  
College Entrance Examination ◽  
College Entrance ◽  
Listening Test ◽  
Beijing Area ◽  
China And Japan ◽  
English Listening Test ◽  
Analysis And Study

This research is a comparative study of college entrance examination for English listening test in China and Japan. The comparison will be conducted between China’s CEEBA (College Entrance Examination in Beijing Area) and Japan’s NCT (National Center Test of Japan) in terms of difficulty of the tests and validity by checking whether or not they are measuring the items that are intended to measure. And according to the analysis and study some suggestions to improve the both tests are expected to be found out.

scholarly journals Grammatical Knowledge: Does It Affect Listening Comprehension?

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Desi Surlitasari Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
English Department ◽  
Double Negative ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Grammatical Structure ◽  
Grammatical Knowledge ◽  
Listening Test ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Tukey Test

Understanding an utterance is one of the goal in listening comprehension. An utterance consists of words and clauses that has a structure to bond them. It is interesting to find out whether the student’s knowledge of grammatical structure has a role in their listening comprehension. Thus, the aim of this research was to find out whether any effect of grammatical knowledge towards student’s listening comprehension. The data of student’s listening comprehension were administered through a listening test of TOEFL by Phillips. While, the data for student’s grammatical knowledge were assessed by grammar test by Azar. The participants of this study were eighty students of English Department Universitas Riau kepulauan taken by purposive sampling. Then, tukey test was used to analyze the data. The finding showed that student’s grammatical knowledge had an effect on their listening comprehension. Thus, it is recommended for test takers not only to learn listening skills such as pronunciation, or vocabulary, but it is also important to master grammatical knowledge such as negative with comparative which have superlative meaning, double negative expression meaning statement positive, knowing the subjects in passive sentences, multiple nouns, and others to be able to increase listening comprehension.

scholarly journals Exploring the Impact of English Movies to Improve the Students’ Listening Comprehension

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-36
Author(s):  
Sam Hermansyah ◽  
Hasan Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Experimental Method ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
T Test ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Preliminary Examination ◽  
Listening Tests ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Collection Methods

The objective of this research was to improve the listening comprehension of the students of SMPN 1 Maiwa by using English Movies. The research aimed to see if English movies can improve the listening skills of students and to find out how students are using English Movies to increase their listening skills. The pre-experimental method was used. Students from SMPN 1 Maiwa in 2018/2019, which comprises 20 students, were part of the research. Ten first-class students and 10 second-class students. In taking the sample, the author used a random sample. The researcher used data collection methods and questionnaires. The researcher has distributed listening tests by pre-testing and post-testing and sent questionnaires to gather information on their attitudes towards using English movies. Work suggests that the listening abilities of the students were poor in the preliminary examination. Their ability to listen is considerably increased after therapy. From their score, it can be seen that changed well. The findings evaluated with the t-test suggest that the t-test value is higher than the t-table (7.98>2.093). English Movies can be concluded to develop the listening skills of students.

scholarly journals The Braille reading skills of German-speaking students and young adults with visual impairments

2020 ◽  
pp. 026461962096768
Author(s):  
Markus Lang ◽  
Ursula Hofer ◽  
Fabian Winter
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Reading Fluency ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Psychometric Tests ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Speech Output ◽  
German Speaking

This study aims to investigate the literacy skills of Braille readers in the areas of reading fluency, reading and listening comprehension, and spelling. A total of 119 German-speaking, Braille readers aged between 11.0 and 22.11 years were tested for this purpose. Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire, psychometric tests, and self-constructed assessments. Wherever possible, the results were compared with the standards of sighted peers. Regarding reading fluency, Braille readers performed significantly slower than print readers. In terms of spelling, the Braille users performed within an average range of sighted peers. Furthermore, a positive correlation was obtained between Braille reading fluency and spelling, whereas the use of auditory aids (e.g., speech output) showed a negative correlation with Braille reading fluency and spelling. In addition, a comparison between listening and reading within the study sample revealed that reading Braille proved to be better for comprehension, although listening was significantly faster. In conclusion, the findings provide evidence that Braille reading skills are important for the development of literacy skills in general. Nevertheless, listening skills are important and need to be systematically promoted.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study of Adjustment and Happiness between Girls and Boys

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Priyanka Agarwal ◽  
Prerna Puri
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
School Adjustment ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Test Results ◽  
School Students ◽  
Subjective Happiness Scale ◽  
The Difference

Adolescence is a transition period in which many changes take place. It may be physical, psychological or emotional changes. During this stage, they look for autonomy from their parents and like to take independent decisions with regard to their education, living matters, Future, career etc. The main objective of the study was to see the difference in adjustment and happiness of higher secondary school boys and girls. The sample consisted of 60 students (30 Boys, 30 Girls). Tests used were Subjective Happiness Scale of Lyubomirsky, S., & Lepper, H. (1999) and Adjustment Inventory for school students (AISS) by A.K.P Sinha and R.P Singh (1971). After the data collection raw score were analysed using t test. Results revealed that the girls have a better adjustment than boys. There is a significant relationship between the total School adjustment of Girls and boys.

scholarly journals Enhancing Academic Writing Skill Through Mini Lessons and Revision

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-66
Author(s):  
Jigme Dorji
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Test Design ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Post Test

An action research was conducted with class 12 science students (n=15) for three months with an aim of helping students improve their academic writing skill through mini revision lessons and feedback. The study was conducted based on pre-test-intervention-post-test design using mixed method. Test scores and interview were two main data collection tools. Data collected from test scores were analysed descriptively in percentage and average. Answers to interview questions were analysed thematically. Finding from the study revealed that students’ quality of writing improved proving the effectiveness of mini revision lessons and feedback.

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