Running Dictation Strategy in Teaching Listening

The aim of this study is to know the procedure of running dictation strategy in teaching listening and to find out the advantages and the disadvantages of running dictation strategy in teaching listening. This research employs a qualitative research. This research also belongs to library research in gathering the data. In analyzing the data, the researcher used method of Miles and Huberman, there are
3 stages: 1) Data Reduction, 2) Data Display, and 3) Conclusion Drawing/Data Verification. The finding of this research shows that there are five procedures in running dictation, they are: first, prepare the suitable material depends on level of the schools, second, devided students into groups where each group has the runner and the writer, third, the runner read and memorise the sentence and tell to the writer, fourth, the wirter must write the sentence as accurate as possible, fifth, students do correction. There are some advantages of running dictation strategy in teaching listening such as it can improve students’ listening skill, it is multi- skilled activity, it enhance students’ confidence, and motivation. While the disadvantages of this strategy such as it need much time to do, it is difficult to use for diagnostic purpose, and it can cause injury.