Bottom-Up Strategy in Teaching Listening for Academic Purposes for EFL in Pesantren-Based University

Aries Fachriza (Department of English Language Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah, Universitas Darussalam Gontor)
Naajihah Mafruudloh (Department of Hospital Administration, Health Faculty, Universitas Muhammadiyah Lamongan)
Dinar Dipta (Department of English Language Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah, Universitas Darussalam Gontor)
Diska Fatima Virgiyanti (Department of English Language Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah, Universitas Darussalam Gontor)
Eka Indah Nuraini (Department of English Language Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah, Universitas Darussalam Gontor)
Eta Lica Hanan Nadifa (Department of English Language Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah, Universitas Darussalam Gontor)

Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Learning
Vol 7, No 2 (2022): July

Receiving information begins with listening. EFL learners at universities should master listening for academic purposes with appropriate strategies. This article examined the strength of the bottom-up strategy in teaching listening for the academic purpose of the third-semester female students in the Department of English Language Education, the University of Darussalam Gontor, which is a pesantren -based university. This research utilized a quasi-experimental with one group pretest-posttest design. The participants involved 14 who were regarded in English language teaching.  They were tested by pre-and post-treatment listening for academic purposes. The data were analyzed by paired sample t-test. The results showed a significant inequality between the mean score of the pre-test and post-test. The mean score of the post-test of learners was improved than theirs in the pre-test. Thus, the female learners in this research achieved well in promoting teaching listening for academic purposes after being treated using a bottom-up strategy.