THE PRACTICALITY OF INTERACTIVE CD-BASED AUDIO-VISUAL MEDIA TO IMPROVE LISTENING SKILL

Abstract

Many students do not understand the meaning of the conversation. This is due to the fact that laboratories are not soundproof. This situation made students’ difficut to listen the conversation on by speaker.  In addition, many students were not interested at Listening Comprehension material. Writer conduct research using Interactive CD in the learning process of Listening Comprehension. Therefore this study aims to determine the practicality of using interactive CD-based audio visual media to students at STKIP PGRI Sumatera Barat. This research used descriptive research method with quantitative approach. Writer wants to describe the practical results of using interactive CD-based audio visual media. The population of this study were 57 students’ of English Department in 2019 there are session B and C who had used interactive CD interactive in Listening Comprehension learning. Writer used total sampling with 30 students from session B and 27 students from session C this reseacrh. The instrument that writer used in this study was a Practicality Questionnaire. Then the writer conducted an analysis with the Practicality Value formula. Based on the analysis of practicality assessments in sessions B and C, the writer analysed 13 items of questionnaire practicality writer found that (82%) of English department session B and C in 2019 which stated the completeness of the use of interactive CD-based audio visual media in learning to Listening Comprehension.