Stiviani, Rizki (2012) Using animation clips to improve the listening anility of the eight graders of SMP Negeri 21 Malang / Rizki Stivini. Diploma thesis, Universitas Negeri Malang.
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Keywords Animation Clips Listening Ability Action Research. Listening is a vital primary stage of language acquisition. If the EFL learners do not listen or learn to listen well the next stages of the complex pattern of language acquisition within a productive framework (speaking) in the communicative classroom will simply not happen. Considering this importance of listening for EFL learners it is essential that the teachers help the learners to improve their listening ability. In the field however the carrying out of the teaching and learning of listening might face challenges in term of lack of resources teacher s incompetence students skills and motivation. In this action research the researcher incorporated the use of animation clips to improve the listening skills of students in one junior high school in Malang. Based on the preliminary study it was found that the students learning activity was not so motivating that is the students usually only had to listen to the teacher. In relation to this problem this research was intended to describe how the use of animation clips can improve the listening skill of the eighth graders of SMPN 21 Malang. The researcher formulated the research problem that is How can Animation clips be used to improve the eighth graders listening ability at SMP Negeri 21 Malang This Classroom Action Research (CAR) consisted of two cycles because in Cycle I the criteria of success were not achieved yet. Each cycle consisted of two meetings. At the end of each cycle there was a listening test. This CAR used Kemmis and Mc. Taggart s model which consisted of planning implementing observing and reflecting. The subject of this research was 46 students of the eighth graders of SMPN 21 Malang. The data were collected through the following instruments interview guide field notes observation sheets questionnaires and listening tests. The results of listening test of Cycle I showed that the mean scores were 79.21 but there were only 31 students (65%) could get above 75 therefore the criteria of success were not achieved yet and the researcher needed to conduct Cycle II. The researcher improved the technique by dictating and discussing the difficult words before they watched the animation clips in Cycle II. The results in Cycle II showed that the mean scores reached 87.39 and 87 % (40 students) got above 75. The research found that the animation clips could be used to improve the listening skills of the eighth graders of SMPN 21 Malang. The researcher concluded that the key points of success of the animation clips implementation were (1) selecting the appropriate and interesting animation clips (2) using relevant and interesting teaching techniques that is three-phase techniques which consists of pre-listening activities whilst-listening activities and post-listening activities (3) and playing the roles of teacher in the teaching and learning process. Based on the findings some suggestions are given to English teachers and further researchers. Since the animation clips can help the students listening ability and also increase their motivation in doing listening activities it is recommended that English teachers incorporate the use of animation clips in the classroom.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Diploma) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Sastra (FS) > Departemen Sastra Inggris (ING) > S1 Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris |
| Depositing User: | library UM |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jun 2012 04:29 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2012 03:00 |
| URI: | http://repository.um.ac.id/id/eprint/10537 |
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