Abstract
This study aimed to explore the analysis units that would be suitable for listening recall. It compared four analysis units-idea unit, pausal unit, tone unit, and proposition. Forty-seven participants were asked to listen to a passage twice and write down everything that they could remember from it. The recall protocols were scored against the four analysis units. Their score on each of the four analysis units was compared to an external criterion measure, the listening section of the computerized assessment system for English communication (CASEC). The results indicated that all the analysis units were significantly correlated with the external measure. Further, this study analyzed the data using factor and cluster analyses. The results of these analyses revealed the characteristics of each analysis unit. Finally, this study identified the tone unit to be the most suitable analysis unit for listening recall.
