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The input constraints of english acquisition in listening class at stain kediri / Nailuttaris Indriane
Key words: Constraints, English Acquisition, Listening Class
Listening comprehension is at the heart of language learning. Listening is an important language skill to develop Second Language Acquisition (SLA). A key difference between more successful and less successful acquirers is related to learners’ ability to use listening as a means of acquisition. However, the particular interest which is provided to the learners in this study is the input of instructed learner, the interactions which the learners engage in, and how the input and interactions facilitate comprehension and foster SLA. The objective of this study is to know the input constraints of English acquisition in listening class of English department students at STAIN Kediri, especially the input for instructed learners proposed by Yorio.
The research design of this study is descriptive qualitative approach. The purpose of qualitative research in this study is to draw what is the constraints happened in the process of input. The subject of study is second semester students of English department of STAIN Kediri. The researcher herself is the main instrument, using another three instruments, those are questionnaire, interview guide and field note to do the observation.
The result of this study shows that there are several input constraints based on the classification of learner variables made by Yorio. They are (1) 95% students stated the biggest constraints comes from less facility support (the damage of headset and AC), (2) 75% students stated the second constraints that is the lack of the numbers of contact hours because there was no plan of meeting and the lecturer who cannot be on time and who was often absent, (3) from the second number, it can be inferred that the next constraint is the attitude of the lecturer that was often absent, and (4) 65% students stated that listening material is not understandable, it is caused by the difficulty of material (native speaker) and also the lack of prior knowledge of students selves.
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