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The Students Perception toward Different Task Types in
Public Listening Class
Anangga Rahandika
Abstract
Listening task is an important aspect for the students in learning listening. It can
help the students to improve their listening skills. Moreover, in the listening class
the students could do three to four different tasks. Based on the use of various
tasks in listening class, the research question for this study was “What are the
students’ perceptions toward the use of various task types in the public listening
class?” This study aimed to describe the students’ perception toward the use of
various task types in the Public Listening class. The research participants were
thirty students from Public Listening class in English Department, SWCU. The
data were collected using a close-ended questionnaire. Thus, the students were not
free to answer or give their perceptions. The results of this study revealed that the
students showed positive attitudes toward the use of various task types in the
listening class. The students agreed that the various tasks were interesting for
them and they enjoyed doing the tasks. Besides, they also could learn better from
the use of various tasks. Then, they also develop their confidence through various
task types.
Key words: students’ perceptions, learning listening, listening tasks, listening class