AbstractThe 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 in.....