The Comparison between First Journal and Second Journal

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In this blog,we will discuss about the differences and the similarity between the journal of "Improving Students Ability by using Chain Whispering Technique" and the journal of "Podcast Effect on EFL Learners Listening Comprehension". That two journals have many differences and similarities, such as methods and the purpose itself . For that, let's see the explanation below..

1. The Differences

The first journal discusses about the chain whispering technique that can improve the students listening ability. There were two kind of instrument applied on that research,listening test and questionnaire. The student is expected to give their response toward the statements in the questionnaire. In collecting data, the writer used the following procedures as pre test,treatment and post test. While the second journal discusses about the effects of podcast techniques in improving student listening comprehension. There are two types of instruments used to collect data, tests of listening comprehension and open-ended questions. But,on this journal only use pre-test and post-test to determine and identify the development of students.Then,the participants in the first journal was a junior high school students while the second journal was a senior high school students. For the contents,the first journal used a texts which is whispered by the teachers or the other students.
Then,the second journal used a dialogue, incomplete dialogue, and a monologue.
The way of the authour when deliver the method or expalanation was also different. From the first journal, the author explained the content very briefly, clearly and easy to understand. However in the second journal, the author could not explain clearly and concisely. There was many repetitions of words and sentences. So the readers a little bit confused.
2. The Similarities

The purpose of these two techniques is same, that is to improve and develop the aspects of listening ability and comprehension to the students. Chain whisper technique is an innovative and creative method for students so they will interested in developing listening skills. Chain whisper technique is very useful for teachers in improving listening skill for the childern. Also, podcasts have succeeded in increasing students' abilities in the listening aspect. In podcasts, students can listen to native speakers directly. This activities can train students ability to understand what native speakers has been said. If both of these techniques are applied in listening teaching and learning, i'm sure that the students will be interested and easy to understand about the materials. This is certainly can improve the aspect of listening for students in learning English.

            Both of them have the same purpose. If the teacher can use that two methods,i’m sure that the students listening ability will increase.

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