THE USE OF DIGITAL AUDIO IN ENHANCING EFL LEARNERS’ LISTENING PROFICIENCY
Keywords:
digital audio, listening proficiency, spotify. EFL learners.
Abstract
Listening is a critical ability to have, not only because of the time it takes in interactions but also because of its role in daily life. This study has been designed to explore the use of digital audio in promoting listening proficiency. Further research is required to determine how this position affects speakers of Indonesian who are learning English as a foreign language (EFL). A comparative study served as the foundation for this study's design. In this study, the research participants were at the upper secondary level, and their listening ability was examined in relation to the effects of digital audio (online podcasting on Spotify). Sixty students were involved in the study based on their performance on the placement test. Findings from the post-test showed that the group exposed to digital audio experienced an increase in their listening proficiency level, while the group not exposed to digital audio showed a little improvement in their proficiency level. By looking at the N-gain of their results, the group whose participants were not taught using active listening had an N-gain of 0.62, while the improvement of the second group resulted in an N-gain of 0.76, indicating that the group increased their listening proficiency level. The findings of this study showed that, with a result of 0.0235, there was no significant difference between the two teaching groups, where the significant value was greater than 0.005. claiming that while there is some difference between the two methods, it is not very much, and that both improve listening skills.
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https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2019.161574
0
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of Media and Material in Teaching Listening.
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Using Giw for Student. 137–141.
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Putra Sepuluh Nopember Institute of
Technology ( ITS ) , Surabaya , Indonesia.
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Podcast For 8 th Grade Students At Smp 181
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13(2).
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si.ac.id/ejurnal/index.php/wanastra/93
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Introduction to Mass Communication.
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Smartphone Use by Teenagers. International
Journal of Environmental Research and Public
Health, 19(22).
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215068
Rintaningrum, R., & Pangaribuan, N. I. D. L.
(2021). the Importance of Digital Literacy.
Conference: Class Conference, January.
Sewagegn, A. A. (2020). Learning objective and
assessment linkage: Its contribution to
meaningful student learning. Universal Journal
of Educational Research, 8(11), 5044–5052.
https://doi.org/10.13189/ujer.2020.081104
Sukmawati. (2021). the Use of English Podcast
Application To Improve. 123.
Tarmawan, I., Rusdiyana, R., Salim, A. D. P., &
Ulpah, A. P. (2021). The Role of Podcasts as an
Alternative Media for Learning and Distribution
of Audio Based Content. International Journal
of Research and Applied Technology, 1(1), 1–8.
https://doi.org/10.34010/injuratech.v1i1.5453
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various aspects. The Criterion: An International
Journal in English, 12(1), 1–8. https://www.thecriterion.com/V4/n1/Babita.pdf
Whitehead, E. (2020). Application of Meta-Cognitive
Strategy Instruction in Listening Comprehension
to the Level III Student Teachers Evangelin
Whitehead. The Excellence in Education
Journal, 9(1), 104–119.
Zein, S., Sukyadi, D., Hamied, F. A., &
Lengkanawati, N. S. (2020). English language
education in Indonesia: A review of research
(2011-2019). Language Teaching, 53(4), 491–
523.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261444820000208
Zhang, P., & Graham, S. (2020). Learning
Vocabulary Through Listening: The Role of
Vocabulary Knowledge and Listening
Proficiency. Language Learning, 70(4), 1017–
1053. https://doi.org/10.1111/lang.12411
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