Impact of Group Discussion and Individual Listening Assessment on Language Skills Development

النوع : Mémoire

Listening is an essential skill to be measured. It reveals a high level of participant’s acquirement of a second language and their ability to enhance communication skills by storing information related to different language skills (comprehension, vocabulary, speaking, grammar and writing). This research defined Listening Assessment, Group Work- advantages and disadvantages, Group Discussion and Individual Work- advantages and disadvantages. Two types of tests were conducted which are Individual Listening Test and Group Discussion Based Listening Test. Both tests underwent the same procedure and conditions and were conducted on grade five students at three schools. All total and specific results were presented in tables to be compared and analyzed. The obtained results assured the researcher’s assumption in some cases and opposed it in others. After the implementation of Individual Listening Strategy and Group Discussion Based Listening Strategy, it was proved that participants could score higher grades on ILS than GDBLS. The Group Discussion was a direct cause of confusion and distraction when each student started answering tests’ questions.