| dc.description.abstract | Listening is an important and the most fundamental skill learned before any other skills, as people cannot begin to speak without listening. However, listening in the EFL context is not an easy task, it requires a lot of practice to master. However, listening practice in the class often limited by time and pre-designated material. Therefore, extensive listening practice out of class is necessary for students to receive enough exposure to listening material outside the classroom. Extensive listening allows the learner to choose their own’s material for more comprehensive and enjoyable language input. Social networking have become an inseparable part peoples’ lives and that influence on the L2 learning including listening skill. However, it seems that a few research has been conducted up to this day regarding social websites and language learning, For this reason, the researcher is aimed to investigate the extensive listening activities of EFL students at University of Islam Malang.
This study was conducted using the descriptive qualitative research method through the use of questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The questionnaires consisted of 15 items are administered to one listening class and responded by19 students. From 19 responses, the researcher chose 5 students with highest score in extensive listening questionnaire for the interview session. The data for this research collected online through the use of WhatsApp voice notes and videocall using Indonesian language to make easier for the interviewee in giving more detailed responses. The result from the questionnaire analyzed using Microsoft Excel to gain the score of students’ extensive listening. Meanwhile, the data of the interview is analyzed using qualitative analysis that includes reduction, organization of the theme, and interpretation for more detailed data about extensive listening activities.
The result showed that every participant has a medium to high level in both aspects of extensive listening such as enjoyment and benefit. Moreover, it is confirmed that extensive listening has many benefits, such as providing an enjoyable learning experience and environment, flexibility to be used anywhere anytime, and flexibility to choose material based on learning purpose and needs. In terms of language skills, extensive listening is beneficial to the development of vocabulary, pronunciation, retention, comprehension, authentic material, and more importantly improvement in listening skills. It suggested for the next researcher to study in different aspects of listening and involve more participants.
Key Words: Listening Skill, Extensive Listening, Activities. | en_US |
