A Survey of Iranian EFL Teachers' and Learners' Perceptions toward Authentic Listening Materials at University Level

Autor/inn/en	Zhafarghandi, Amir Mahdavi; Barekat, Behzad; Homaei, Sepideh
Titel	A Survey of Iranian EFL Teachers' and Learners' Perceptions toward Authentic Listening Materials at University Level
Quelle	In: Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 5 (2014) 4, S.184-197 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2203-4714
Schlagwörter	Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Language Teachers; English (Second Language); College Students; College Faculty; Second Language Instruction; Standardized Tests; Foreign Countries; Randomized Controlled Trials; Teaching Methods; Instructional Materials; Questionnaires; Listening Skills; Relevance (Education); Surveys; Language Proficiency; Interviews; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Collegestudent; Fakultät; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Fragebogen; Relevance; Relevanz; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	This study intends to deal with attitudes of teachers and learners toward authentic listening materials at pre-intermediate level. Studies have indicated the positive effect of authentic listening materials on motivation and listening comprehension ability in learners of English as a foreign language (Nuttall, 1996; Peacock, 1997; Miller, 2005; Field, 2008). It focused on EFL teachers and students at pre intermediate proficiency level. Participants included 60 students, from both gender; male and female university students studying at Rodaki Higher Institute Education in the fields of: Accounting, Computer Engineering and Commercial Management and also 30 teachers who taught listening at Rodaki Higher Institute Education. The students were randomly selected and assigned to two groups. Then, Oxford Placement test as a standard test was administered to the participant in order to determine their proficiency level. Then, the participants were divided into two groups of control and experiment. The experiment group received the listening materials taken from UK radio program whereas the other group received simplified listening materials taken from the authentic listening materials. Afterwards, to be sure that they know what authentic materials are, they were exposed to both of related materials, then the questionnaire was distributed among them, the results taken from the questionnaire showed that the participants of this study prefer authentic materials and have positive attitudes toward using them. By the same token, the analysis of teachers' questionnaire also showed their satisfaction with authentic listening materials. These findings can have implications for language learning/teaching, and curriculum development paving the way for educational policy makers, teachers and learners to introduce authentic listening materials to EFL learners at pre-intermediate proficiency level. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01