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ERIC Number: EJ1347637
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Apr
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1823-7797
EISSN: EISSN-2600-9749
Snapticon: Developing Effective Listening Skills for Group Oral Discussion
Ngah, Ezihaslinda; Fauzi, Wan Jumani; Radzuan, Noor Raha Mohd; Abdullah, Hazlina; Ali, Amy Zulaikha Mohd; Abidin, Noor Azlinda Zainal; Fadzillah, Fathiah Izzati Mohamad
Asian Journal of University Education, v18 n2 p361-374 Apr 2022
In many higher education institutions (HEIs) around the world, one of the popular English oral assessments for ESL learners is group discussion. In group discussions, it is vital that they have the ability to manage topics in a discussion by knowing how to initiate a topic, expand on the topic, seamlessly shift from one topic to another as well as close the topic appropriately. Students are therefore required to utilise their verbal and non-verbal skills to actively interact with all group members. Listening and speaking skills are equally important for effective communication including participating in group oral discussion. In order to help ESL learners to be active participants in group discussions, a card game called Snapticon was created. Open-ended questionnaires were distributed to 25 respondents in the study and observations were made while the game was being played. It was found from the findings that the respondents were positive as they regarded the game as interesting and fun. Therefore, it can be concluded that "Snapticon" has the potential to be used as a learning material to help develop ESL learners' effective listening skills in group oral discussions. Moreover, the use of Snapticon enables learners to be interactionally competent when participating in group oral discussions.
UiTM Press. Asian Centre for Research on University Learning and Teaching, Faculty of Education, Penerbit UiTM, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Bangunan Fakulti Pengurusan Hotel dan Pelancongan, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. Web site: https://ajue.uitm.edu.my/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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