Enhancing Toeic Listening Part 4 Scores Through Active Listening

Abstract

Globalization has instigated multinational corporations to set up their business in countries where a language other than their own is spoken. To bridge the communication gap caused by language barriers, English as a universally understood language is utilized as a medium for communication.  As a result, English language mastery is an essential requirement for the workforce, and one way to assess this proficiency is by looking at the TOEIC score.  TOEIC, stands for Test of English for International Communication, is a standardized test for evaluating the English-language communication abilities required in the workplace. Attaining a good TOEIC score, particularly for the listening section, poses a significant problem for many English learners.  Considering this challenge, this research aims to examine the role of active listening in assisting learners to understand the listening section and thus improve their scores.  Active listening means focusing on the listening task that includes techniques like previewing and predicting, which are crucial to improve understanding.  The method used in this research is descriptive quantitative.  The data is taken from the pre and post-test of TOEIC listening part 4, the short talk.  The result shows that there is an improvement of the TOEIC test score of the learners.  However, a few learners do not show an increase in their score; therefore, further research should be conducted to know the underlying factors behind this.