Listening English News for Language Development

Abstract

This research report entitled, 'LISTENING ENGLISH NEWS FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT' was aimed to find out the effectiveness of English news for language development. It has been carried out practically. For this purpose, Sacred Heart English School situated in Itahari-4,Sunsari was selected by purposive sampling method and 30 students from grade IX were taken as sample population. Test items were the main tool for data collection. A pre-test was administered to determine the existing proficiency level of the students. Then, they were divided into two groups; experimental and controlled groups on the basis of odd-even roll number according to their individual scores obtained in the pre-test. After dividing them into two groups, both groups were taught 30 lessons separately. 'After completion of 30 lessons, a post test was administered using the same test item of the pre-test. Then the performance scores of the students of both tests were compared and analyzed. The main finding of the research is that use of recorded English news was very effective in teaching listening than other types of texts. This thesis consists of four chapters. Each chapter is divided in different sub-chapters. The first chapter is an introductory chapter. It includes general background, objectives of the study, statement of the problems, research questions, delimitations and significance of the study. The second chapter deals with the review of the related literature and conceptual framework.The third chapter deals with the methodology. It includes the sources of data, population of the study, sampling procedure, tools of data collection and process of data collection. The fourth chapter deals with results and discussions. The fifth chapter talks about summary, conclusions and implications.