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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of Study
Listening
in
language
teaching
has
undergone
several
B. Research Questions
This research was aimed to find out the answer of question
about Do audio-visual media improve students listening ability?
C. Terminology
In order to avoid misinterpretation of the terms used in this
paper, the researcher needs to put forward the definition of the
following words:
1. Listening
Taylor defines listening as the process of becoming aware of
sound sequences. In listening to speech, the person first identifies
the component sounds and then recognizes sound sequences as
known words through the avenue of auditory analysis, mental
reorganization, an/or association of meaning.6
from,
and
responding
to
spoken
and/or
nonverbal
aware
of
receiving,
identifying,
constructing
and
2. Media
Media is a general term for television, radio and newspapers
considered as a whole and as ways of entertaining or spreading news
or information to a large number of people. In language teaching,
teaching materials which involve the use of different kinds of media
such as visual and printed media are sometimes known as multi
media or mixed media.8
3. Audio-visual
know
whether
audio-visual
media
improve
students
b. Hypothesis
The hypothesis of this research is the using audio-visual as
media in teaching listening should improve students ability in
listening skill.
2. Sample
The technique used here was one of non random sampling techniques that
called as purposive sampling. In this technique, a group is selected based on previous
knowledge of natures or characters that have a close criterion with what have been
known exist in the population11. The researcher had chosen only class XI1 as the
sample which consist of 33 students, males and females.
11___________ Sutrisno Hadi, Metodologi Research Jilid I, (Yogyakarta: ANDI, 2004), p. 91
G. Research Method
The researcher performed an experimental research in form of field research.
Experimental research is defined as a systematic method operated to develop the
relation of causal-effect relationship.12
In order to gain the needed data for this research, the writer used some
techniques.
1. Pre-test and post-test
The pre-test was given to the students in the first meeting before the
experimental teaching was held in order the writer knew the previous listening ability
of the students. While the post-test would be given to student in the last meeting in
order to gain any different result after conducting experimental teaching.
2. Questionnaire
The writer gave the questionnaire to the samples in order to get the real data
including students opinion and their perceptions.