The purpose of this study was to develop and test a model in which
video materials are effectively used to develop students' listening
communication ability. In order to reach this goal, the researcher
designed the study procedure. In phase one, literature was reviewed to
establish the theoretical framework for the model. In phase two, the
validity of the model was tested using the Delphi technique. In phase
three, the model Was field tested in two high schools in Japan with 251
11th grade students and 3 Japanese teachers of English participating. In
addition, there were 12 teacher observers.
Two sets of data, one from the student questionnaire and one from
teacher questionnaire, were collected and analyzed along with the
researcher's observations. The lesson, based on the model, was well-received
by the students and teachers. Almost 80% of the 249 students
responding to a 5-point Likert scale question rated the lesson as excellent
or very good. Among 15 teachers, 12 rated the lesson as excellent and 3
rated it very good.
To an open-ended question to the students, "What was the part you
liked best in today's lesson?", 108 students responded "the use of
movie/video materials." Teachers were also favorable toward the use of
video as a teaching material. Both the students and teachers responded
that they thought learners would improve their listening comprehension
through this type of lesson.
Based on the findings from this study, the researcher has concluded
that this model can be utilized in the classroom and will improve
listening comprehension of Japanese learners of English. Even though
this type of lesson can be taught by any teacher of English in Japan
regardless of his/her English language skill, it can be implemented more
effectively if teachers are appropriately trained. Therefore, a three-phase
workshop for teachers was recommended. / Graduation date: 1993
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/36850 |
| Date | 15 January 1993 |
| Creators | Takahashi, Hiroshi, 1937- |
| Contributors | Haverson, Wayne W. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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