Word recognition from speech, syntactic knowledge, metacognitive awareness, self-efficacy as determination for l2 listening comprehension

Abstract

This study investigated the contribution of word recognition from speech (WRS), syntactic knowledge, metacognitive awareness, self-efficacy to L2 listening comprehension among 92 students in English department, UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang Indonesia. This study applied Multiple Regression. The instruments consisted of tests and questionnaires. The tests were WRS, Grammaticality judgement and sentence comprehension as two components of proceduralized syntactic knowledge, and L2 listening comprehension test. Questionnaires of metacognitive awareness and self-efficacy in listening were also involved. The results of multiple regression analysis (determination coefficient) showed that word recognition from speech 3000 frequency range, syntactic knowledge (grammar and sentence comprehension test), metacognitive awareness, self-efficacy significantly determined L2 listening comprehension. The scores of word Recognition at the 1000 and 2000 frequency word level gave very little unique predictive to the regression model. This finding suggested that all variables should be promoted in learning process for students' successful L2 listening comprehension.