Mobile-Based Media as the Solution in Teaching and Learning Listening Skill

Abstract

Learning listening skill is more challenging for English as a foreign language (EFL) students. Based on an investigation at several high schools in Padang, the existence of listening skill in English subject is almost neglected in teaching and learning process because of many reasons such as the limited media and less opportunity to practice listening. Teachers are difficult to prepare appropriate media to teach listening while students are difficult to find out the appropriate listening materials to practice. Innovation in using media is needed in this era because people use technology such as the computer, smartphone, internet in life. This paper uses library research method that aims to describe such as solution by utilizing mobile phone in teaching and learning listening skill considering almost all students already had their own Smartphone. Based on the study, there are several benefits in using technology especially mobile-based learning in teaching and learning process; increase teachers creativity in designing teaching materials and media, increases students’ motivation in learning, mobility, accessibility, and excellent potential for providing students with the learning materials whenever and wherever. In summary, using mobile-based learning can be a solution to solve several problems in teaching and learning listening.

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