Using audio and video listening materials to improve ESL undergraduates' listening comprehension
Listening is an important language skill and should be acquired by all language learners. In training the listening skill, many online freeware and courseware can be applied, for example, Schoology. It can be used to entice students’ interest to do listening exercises online, and subsequently improv...
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| description | Listening is an important language skill and should be acquired by all language learners. In training the listening skill, many online freeware and courseware can be applied, for example, Schoology. It can be used to entice students’ interest to do listening exercises online, and subsequently improve their listening competence. This study investigated the efficacy of two different modes of listening materials, audio and video, through a quasi-experiment. It also examined if Schoology was useful in improving ESL undergraduates’ listening skills through analyzing the participants’ perception to its use. The study was conducted in a public university in Malaysia. The participants were 50 undergraduates assigned to two experimental groups. The measurement instruments comprised a pre-test, a post-test, and a questionnaire. The two groups received a series of treatment in the form of parallel listening materials in either audio or video mode administered through Schoology. The results showed that the audio mode achieved a higher mean than the video mode in the post-test. In addition, the study found that the listening exercises conducted through Schoology produced a significant gain. Outcomes from this study should be beneficial in facilitating language teachers and policy makers to choose the right mode of listening materials for the language classrooms. |
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| spelling | upm-503702017-02-28T05:28:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50370/ Using audio and video listening materials to improve ESL undergraduates' listening comprehension Rashasoor, Heero Mohialdeen Tan, Bee Hoon Chan, Mei Yuit Listening is an important language skill and should be acquired by all language learners. In training the listening skill, many online freeware and courseware can be applied, for example, Schoology. It can be used to entice students’ interest to do listening exercises online, and subsequently improve their listening competence. This study investigated the efficacy of two different modes of listening materials, audio and video, through a quasi-experiment. It also examined if Schoology was useful in improving ESL undergraduates’ listening skills through analyzing the participants’ perception to its use. The study was conducted in a public university in Malaysia. The participants were 50 undergraduates assigned to two experimental groups. The measurement instruments comprised a pre-test, a post-test, and a questionnaire. The two groups received a series of treatment in the form of parallel listening materials in either audio or video mode administered through Schoology. The results showed that the audio mode achieved a higher mean than the video mode in the post-test. In addition, the study found that the listening exercises conducted through Schoology produced a significant gain. Outcomes from this study should be beneficial in facilitating language teachers and policy makers to choose the right mode of listening materials for the language classrooms. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50370/1/Using%20audio%20and%20video%20listening%20materials%20to%20improve%20ESL%20undergraduates%27%20listening%20comprehension.pdf Rashasoor, Heero Mohialdeen and Tan, Bee Hoon and Chan, Mei Yuit (2016) Using audio and video listening materials to improve ESL undergraduates' listening comprehension. Journal of Language and Communication, 3 (1). pp. 73-84. ISSN 2289-649X http://www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/sp/page/2861/jlc_bm |
| spellingShingle | Rashasoor, Heero Mohialdeen Tan, Bee Hoon Chan, Mei Yuit Using audio and video listening materials to improve ESL undergraduates' listening comprehension |
| title | Using audio and video listening materials to improve ESL undergraduates' listening comprehension |
| title_full | Using audio and video listening materials to improve ESL undergraduates' listening comprehension |
| title_fullStr | Using audio and video listening materials to improve ESL undergraduates' listening comprehension |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using audio and video listening materials to improve ESL undergraduates' listening comprehension |
| title_short | Using audio and video listening materials to improve ESL undergraduates' listening comprehension |
| title_sort | using audio and video listening materials to improve esl undergraduates' listening comprehension |
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