The Impact of Cooperative Listening Materials Adaptation on Listening Comprehension Performance of Iranian EFL Learners

Autor/in	Ghassemi, Mojtaba
Titel	The Impact of Cooperative Listening Materials Adaptation on Listening Comprehension Performance of Iranian EFL Learners
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 6 (2013) 2, S.45-54 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Student Attitudes; Language Proficiency; Language Tests; Foreign Countries; Listening Comprehension; Role; Learning Strategies; Independent Study; Second Language Instruction; Student Participation; Instructional Materials; Cooperative Learning; Scores; Pretests Posttests; Experimental Groups; Attitude Change; Teaching Methods; Quasiexperimental Design; Questionnaires; Iran; Test of English as a Foreign Language + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Schülerverhalten; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Language test; Sprachtest; Ausland; Hörverständnis; Rollen; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Selbststudium; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Kooperatives Lernen; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fragebogen
Abstract	Listening comprehension has gained more prominence in EFL/ESL classes. Due to this prominence, scholars have tried to shed light on different ways of improving learners' listening comprehension. One of these ways is using listening strategies. There is still a controversy over the effective role of these strategies in improving listening comprehension. Thus, the proposed strategies have always been reviewed and reformed. Adopting either strategy, the course shall be quite ineffective if it fails to increase learners' participation in the course. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether or not peer-cooperative self-access materials adaptation has any effect on learners' involvement and participation in listening classes. In addition, the present study tried to probe any possible changes in students' attitude toward listening as a result of the treatment. In order to accomplish the purpose of the study, 90 Iranian students who were studying at Islamic Azad University, an independent university, were selected based on their obtained scores in a language proficiency test (TOEFL). They were randomly assigned to one control and two experimental groups. Then they undertook a 17-session treatment. With a quasi-experimental pretest posttest design, it became evident that having students adapt listening materials improved listening comprehension performance. And also a positive change occurred in students' overall attitude toward listening. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01