There are some previous studies in dictation method. Firstly, Dictation The Effectiveness of Dictation Method in College English Vocabulary Teaching by Qu Tang. He is focused to find out how the teachers should do to help the students enhance. This paper introduces the theories that support dictation method and the effective strategies for review and test vocabulary. Qu Tang also explains students’ enthusiasm, motivation and confidence for learning. The purpose of this study are reduce students difficulty improve their own language skills and to raise the efficiency of memorizing vocabulary. At the end of the study, Qu Tang givessuggestion to use dictation method to increase students’ enthusiasm and improve theirefficiency of memorizing words.
Second, Dictation in the ESP Classroom: a Tool to Improve Language Proficiensy by Galina Kavaliauskienė and Irena Darginavičienė. The aims of research are to determine students’ attitudes to dictation as a language learning tool. The research methods include learners’ feedback on prior-, during- and post-dictation activities. The intended outcome of the research is to draw conclusions on the benefits of using dictation as a teaching / learning tool at tertiary level. The participants in this study are students of two different specializations who study English for Specific Purposes at the Faculty of Social Policy, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania. The results of that study are: First, class dictations of authentic materials are beneficial to students at tertiary level, as they help perfect listening and writing skills and raise awareness of problematic language areas. Second, class
dictations are designed to create a friendly learning environment in which students collaborate in pairs or small groups. Third, dictation activities provide opportunities for each learner to compare her/his written work with a peer’s work. Fourth, post-dictation comprehension exercises proved beneficial, but pre-teaching vocabulary might be optional depending on the students’ general proficiency in language. Finally, self-checking of ones written work by comparing it with original transcripts of the dictated material allows students to assess their achievements individually.
Third, Dictation as a Testing Technique in Measuring the Students’ Listening Masteria thesis by Ika Ratna Melawati student of Semarang State University. The researchers want to know how dictation is used to measure listening mastery of the fifth grade students of elementary school. The result of study, Ika Ratna found that students have good proficiency in listening skill, not only in understanding written English but also perceiving the contents of the passage and recognizing all the words and phrases being read. It proves that dictation as a testing technique can be used to measure listening mastery of the fifth grade students of elementary school.
Fourth, Effective Teaching with Dictation by Aoyama Gakuin. This article discusses several ways of using dictation activities in a student-centered and fun way in an EFL or ELF setting. A step-by-step description of various dictation activities including ‘Rapid Connected-Speech Dictation,’ ‘Form-Focused Dictation’ and ‘Discussion Question Dictation.’ will be shared in this paper.
Fifth is “Memory vocabulary learning strategies and long-term retention” by Azadeh Nemati. The present study was an attempt to compare the impacts of teaching through memory strategies on experimental group comparison to control group,where students were taught the meaning of new vocabulary items through giving synonyms and mini-contexts. The results are reflected in the students' short-term and long-term retention. The participants of the study comprised 310 Indian pre-university females. The results indicated that the students of experimental group outperformed both in short-term and long-term scores, portrayed the superiority of memory strategies in short-term and long-term retention.
Sixth previous study is “Penerapan Spelling Melalui Teknik Dictation untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Siswa dalam Pembelajaran Writing di Sekolah Dasar” by Desy Rahmah Sari, Winti Ananthia, Kurniawati. The aim of this research is to increase students’ achievement in writing after do spelling using dictation method and the result of this study is spelling using dictation method have positive impact in writing so that can increase student achievement.
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