Students’ Perception in Learning Extensive Listening by Using Cartoon Movies

Abstract

Extensive listening is a way to practice listening skill thoroughly. Listening to various recordings, videos, and interviews on the same topic will help to get context in a real situation, and will help to learn more vocabulary. The objective of this research was to find out students' perceptions in learning extensive listening by using cartoon movies. This study used a qualitative method. The research was done at SMK Trisakti Jaya Bandar Lampung for the 10th grade students (N=38). Data gathering was done by conducting observation, questionnaire and interview. The result showed that they agree learning English through extensive listening by using cartoon movies as the listening materials help them a lot to develop their listening skill. Based on the observations, questionnaires and interviews, it can be concluded that most of the students think that it is very helpful, and faster for them in learning English with extensive listening technique. Most students thought that learning extensive listening by using cartoon movies can be carried out in the learning process.

Perceptions of English-Majored Students in the High-Quality Program at Can Tho University Toward Learning English Through Watching Movies

“…Both freshmen and juniors in this study largely concurred that learning English through movies could make them feel more excited than traditional learning methods and that it would be an effective way to enhance their language skills. These findings are indeed in line with the previous studies which indicated that English movies could aid learners in developing their language competencies (Andriani & Angelina, 2020;Larasati et al, 2021;Susanto et al, 2022).…”

“…First, the results achieved from the statistical analysis of the questionnaire showed that all the participants, both first-year and third-year English-majored students, had strong agreement with the positive impacts of watching English movies on their learning motivation as well as on their language development. These research findings are in accord with the previous studies (Andriani & Angelina, 2020;Larasati et al, 2021;Susanto et al, 2022) which stressed the significance of English movies in promoting the learners' language competence and proficiency.…”

“…Drawing on the research findings, the students highlighted that their difficulties primarily stemmed from a rapid speech of movie characters, extensive use of slang, and intricate English patterns. Such research outcomes align with the study done by Susanto et al (2022), which discovered that a higher volume of vocabulary in movies posed challenges for learners in understanding the film's content. Similarly, Nation (2001) emphasized that movies frequently incorporate colloquial language, idiomatic expressions, and swift dialogue, all of which could present obstacles for learners with lower language proficiency.…”

“…The last part of the questionnaire was composed of 8 Likert-scale items to examine the challenges students would face when learning English through watching English movies. Almost all the questionnaire items in this present study were adapted from the ones employed in previous studies that examined similar research issues (Sari & Aminatun, 2021;Susanto et al, 2022). The questionnaire was piloted to ensure its clarity, comprehension, and reliability before being administered to the participants.…”

“…A specific study on developing intensive listening skills through watching cartoons was carried out by Susanto, Dharmawan, Hartini, Septiyana, and Firmansyah (2022). This study focused on 38 grade-tenth students in Indonesia, who were purposefully selected.…”