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Use of Suggestopedia to Improve Students’ Listening Skill in English Language

Muhammad Ali Mustapha*

Lecturer, Department of Arts Education, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

Periodicity:October - December'2018
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jelt.8.4.14914

Abstract

The objective of this study is to examine the use of suggestopedia to improve students’ listening skill in English language. The study design used for this study was quasi-experiment. Pretest and posttest were applied to the groups selected. The population for the study comprised of 268 senior secondary school students in level two (SS II) of 2016/2017 academic session. The study was limited to two schools because of timeframe and the nature of the research. The participants were grouped into experimental and control group. The sample size of 80 students was drawn from the two schools using purposive sampling technique. The data collected were analyzed using Statistic Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Independent t-test was used to compare the differences between the groups. The results obtained from the study revealed that the use of suggestopedia method improved students’ listening skill in English language. The findings indicated that students taught using suggestopedia method performed better than the ones taught using conventional methods. Therefore, it is recommended that language pedagogy should be incorporated into the curriculum of teacher training colleges and universities to allow student-teachers benefit from latest methods used in teaching English language.

Keywords

Suggestopedia, Listening Skill, English Language.

How to Cite this Article?

Mustapha, M. A. (2018). Use of Suggestopedia to Improve Students’ Listening Skill in English Language. i-manager’s Journal on English Language Teaching, 8(4), 16-20. https://doi.org/10.26634/jelt.8.4.14914

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