A Comparison of the Listening Abilities of Government Junijr Secondary School Students With The Listening Level Required of Them in their Subject Areas
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1988-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
'llie purpose of this study is to find out the actual listening
ability of the junior secondary school students in crnparison with
the listening level required of them in understandinq their subject
areas.
A governn:mt junior secondary school \OJaS selected for the study.
From this school one grade seven section was selected. Grade seven
teachers mo teach key subjects ~re recorded \vhile reachinq, '!he
recorded material served as a basis for the listening ability test.
'!he results showed that the actual lis erunq ability of the
students was below the level expected of them by their teachers.
'!hey ~ v.eak in:
a) Understanding the general inforrration,
b) Understanding instructions,
c) Transferring information, and
d) Understanding the specific functions of language.
HcM=ver,they \\Orked~ll in SOfie S?€Cific Ianouace functions,
discr:Lllinatian of sounds, and 'yes/no' '1Uestions
en the basis of the f indinqs , it was reccmnandedthat En<;flsh
and other subject teachers need training in classroom language if
English is to continue as a raedfuraof instruction. 'lhe students
also need an intensive course (L'"'lU'lErsiobne)fore they start grade
seven with the emphasis on nore courses 'lith tzisk-based listening
usdno the sort of Lanquaoethey can expect to hear in the classroom
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Secondary School Students