Comprehension
Comprehension is an ability to perceive and process stretches of discourse,
to formulate representations the meaning of sentences. Comprehension of a
10
second language is more difficult to study since it is not; directly observable and
must be inferred from overt verbal and nonverbal responses, by artificial
instruments, or by the intuition of the teacher or researcher. Comprehension refers
to the fact that participants fully understand the nature of the research project,
even when procedures are complicated and entail risks (Cohen et al., 2005:51).
Therefore, in speaking can be concluded that the comprehension refers to the
speakers’ understanding about what are they saying to the listeners in order avoid
misunderstanding information; in addition, its function is to make the listeners
easily to catch the information from the speakers