The Effectiveness of Audiobook in Teaching Question Tags: Experiences Learned from Expanding Countries

Authors

  • Edi Sunjayanto Masykuri Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purworejo, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Svetlana V. Androsova Faculty of Education, Amur State University, Russia, Russian Federation
  • Semi Sukarni Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purworejo, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Au Thien Wan School of Computing and Informatics, Universiti Technology Brunei, Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam
  • Ilahe Mamadova English Teacher, Secondary State School 15 Name After Azizbeyov, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v11i4.8855

Keywords:

Audiobook, question tags, teaching listening, and grammar

Abstract

The choice of instructional media is pivotal, requiring innovation and practicality. One such medium that has demonstrated considerable promise is the Audiobook, whose effectiveness has already been demonstrated in the context of ELT in Azerbaijan. Building upon this precedent, the present study seeks to adapt this medium for implementation in Indonesia, employing distinct instruments and datasets. The overarching aim of this research endeavor is to assess the viability of Audiobooks as an instructional medium for teaching question tags to ninth-grade students in Indonesia. To rigorously investigate this question, the research design adopts a quantitative approach, utilizing an experimental methodology. The study selects two classes from the ninth-grade population as the sample, encompassing a total of 56 students. Data analysis techniques encompass both descriptive and inferential methods, with the Mann-Whitney U-test applied.. The findings reveal a noteworthy outcome: the achievement of students in the experimental group, exposed to Audiobook-based instruction, surpasses that of the control group. Crucially, this difference is statistically significant, as evidenced by the z-value exceeding the critical z-table value (6.198 > 1.96). Consequently, it is possible to conclude that Audiobooks serve as an effective method for teaching question tags to ninth-grade students in Indonesian junior high schools. These results contribute to the growing body of evidence supporting the integration of innovative media, such as Audiobooks, into ELT practices. Moreover, they underscore the adaptability and potential transferability of such instructional approaches across diverse educational contexts, emphasizing the importance of pedagogical innovation in fostering effective language learning.

Author Biographies

Edi Sunjayanto Masykuri, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purworejo, Indonesia

Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purworejo, Indonesia

Svetlana V. Androsova, Faculty of Education, Amur State University, Russia

Faculty of Education, Amur State University, Russia

Semi Sukarni, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purworejo, Indonesia

Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purworejo, Indonesia

Au Thien Wan, School of Computing and Informatics, Universiti Technology Brunei, Brunei Darussalam

School of Computing and Informatics, Universiti Technology Brunei, Brunei Darussalam

Ilahe Mamadova, English Teacher, Secondary State School 15 Name After Azizbeyov, Azerbaijan

English Teacher, Secondary State School 15 Name After Azizbeyov, Azerbaijan

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Masykuri, E. S., Androsova, S. V., Sukarni, S., Wan, A. T., & Mamadova, I. (2023). The Effectiveness of Audiobook in Teaching Question Tags: Experiences Learned from Expanding Countries. Journal of Languages and Language Teaching, 11(4), 810–821. https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v11i4.8855

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