Use of audio-visual in listening comprehension

The purpose of this experimental and control study was to test for listening comprehension of  Malaysian nonnative speakers of English at SMK Ahmad Boestamam, Manjung, Perak via the  audio-visual. A random sample was drawn from the population of Form Six students from the school  selected. The samples are the candidate for MUET (Malaysia University English Test) exam which  consist of four language components; Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. The sample was  divided into two equal groups forming the experimental and the control groups. A t-test perform on  the mean scores obtained by the two groups on listening comprehension indicated a significant  difference at the .01 level. Result of the study suggested that audio-visual enhances achievement in listening comprehension of  the target language when native speakers are not readily available. The students performed better  in the test result. Replications of the tests are recommended for other schools and institutions  where English is taught as a second language.