Date of Publication

2005

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in English Language Education

Subject Categories

Applied Linguistics

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

English and Applied Linguistics

Thesis Adviser

Sterling M. Plata

Defense Panel Chair

Remedios Z. Miciano

Defense Panel Member

Maria N. Cusipag
Leonisa A. Mojica

Abstract/Summary

In communication, listening is a dynamic mental activity that involves processing of ideas and information in the brain. It is crucial to the learning process. Listening however, is difficult to prove and assess unless some concrete evidence of its existence is available. The present study attempted to develop an alternative listening comprehension tool that would assess the extent of understanding among Filipino college freshman students in an English academic lecture. To determine the efficacy of the 3-column note-taking system as means of assessing lecture comprehension, the following questions were raised: 1.) Do students perform better in a three column note-taking system compared to the Free-casual note taking method in terms of a) comprehensiveness of notes on three semantic levels, b) revealing listening problems and difficulties, and c) neasuring listening ability 2) Were there any significant differences in scores of the experimental (3-column note-taking system) and control group (Free-Casual method) and 3) Were there significant differences in the quality of notes being generated by the experimental group and the control group in terms a) form and b) content. An experiment on the two note-taking method was conducted on two groups of Computer Science students from De La Salle University, in the second term of SY 2004-2005. The experimental group consisting of 20 respondents had a week training and practice to prior to the actual study. Both groups underwent three 60-minute lecture trials in a sociology class conducted by a Filipino male instructor. The experimental group wrote lecture input on three columns or three levels of meaning while the control group wrote input freely the casual way. To see if there were any significant differences in their listening performance, raw scores obtained were subjected to the f-test and t-test treatments. A questionnaire was administered to draw additional information on student's problems in listening and an examination on 115 note samples was condu

Abstract Format

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Language

English

Format

Electronic

Accession Number

CDTG003910

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

1 computer optical disc ; 4 3/4 in.

Keywords

Second language acquisition; Note-taking; Study skills

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