چکیده:
The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of using dictogloss technique on EFL's listening comprehension ability. This was an experimental research with non-randomized control group pretest- posttest design. Class A was the experimental research group, while class B is the control group. Each of them consisted of 25 students. A pre-test was administered to both groups at the beginning of the experiment to ensure that they had the same language background. During 15 sections of study, the Experimental group received treatment by dictogloss technique while the control group did not. At the end of the experiment, a post-test was assigned to both groups to determine whether the dictogloss technique had positively affected the students' listening comprehension abilities. The mean scores gained from both classes showed that the Experimental group had higher mean scores than the Control Group; this showed that the dictogloss technique had worked well.
خلاصه ماشینی:
At the end of the experiment, a post-test was assigned to both groups to determine whether the dictogloss technique had positively affected the students' listening comprehension abilities.
Research Question and Hypothesis To achieve the purpose of the study, the following research question is proposed: Does the systematic repeated use of dictogloss technique lead to the increase of the English language learners' listening comprehension?
The following null hypothesis is used in conducting this research: There is no relationship between the systematic repeated use of dictogloss technique and English language learners' listening comprehension progress.
Vasiljevic (2010) has said that dictogloss is a classroom dictation activity where students listen to a passage, note down key words and then work together to create a version of the original text.
In addition, Shak (2006) has explained in her research on children using dictogloss that there are five basic stages (listening, noticing, activity, checking, and writing) that can be implemented in the teaching- learning process as in the following: 1.
It revealed that the procedure of dictogloss technique entails both language decoding (dictation) and its encoding (reconstruction) and, as a result, enhances both students’ listening and communication skills.
The statistical technique of F-test was employed for those two mean scores in order to determine whether there was any significant differences in listening comprehension of the learners between the two groups at the beginning of the study.
Considering the findings of the study, it is true to say that dictogloss is an effective technique to use to foster students listening comprehension for several reasons.