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Because between rows 14.02 is higher than
3.08, it means that group of students who have high self-confidence are significantly different from those
who have low self-confidence in learning listening. The mean score of the students who have high self-confidence is 45.67 and that of those who have low self-confidence is
39.5. It can be concluded that the students who have high self-confidence have better achievement in listening than those who have low self-confidence.
D. The Discussion of the Result of Research
1. Analytical Phonics Methods is more Effective than Synthetic Phonics
M
ethod to Teach Listening.
Analytical Phonics
M
ethod is more effective than Synthetic Phonics
M
ethod for teaching listening. Analytical Phonics refers to a
m
ethod to the teaching of whole word and the students link the specific letters with the sound correspondence
Wikipedia: 2010, it is a good
m
ethod to be applied to teach listening for kindergarten students. This approach helps the students learn phonics through
pictures so that the students know the meaning without guessing. When the students know the meaning, they tend to be more confident in learning English. As a result,
they become more active in getting involved in the classroom activities Loring, 2000: 6. The students try hard to follow the materials and they enjoy the lesson
because the can see some interesting pictures. They do not realize that they are learning phonics. As stated by Moustafa 1996: 124, Analytical Phonics is an
effective and efficient phonics instruction focusing childrens attention on noticing
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lettersound patterns in the major components of syllables: that is, on recognizing the lettersound patterns in initial, medial or ending of a word. However, the teacher
needs to spend the time for making the teaching aids, such as flash cards and
handouts.
On the other hand, Synthetic Phonics makes the students frustrated because the students do not have any idea about the words or phrases that they are learning. They
have problems in combining the phonics into a whole word. The students are not interested to follow the lesson because there are no pictures to attract their attention.
In addition, the students experience difficulties in understanding the meaning presented in context by the teacher. Paul 2003: 83 explains that synthetic phonics
m
ethod is more suitable to be applied for primary school students, however it is not suitable for kindergarten students because they still need to learn using pictures or see
and touch the real things.
2. The Students who Have High Self-Confidence Have Better Listening Ability
