Enhancing Foreign Language Learning through Listening Strategy Delivered in L1: An Experimental Study

Authors : Hossein BOZORGİAN, Hitendra PİLLAY

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Publication Date : 2012-12-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Listening used in language teaching refers to a complex process that allows us to understand spoken language. The current study, conducted in Iran with an experimental design, investigated the effectiveness of teaching listening strategies delivered in L1 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Persian); and its effect on listening comprehension in L2. Five listening strategies: Guessing, making inferences, identifying topics, repetition, and note-taking were taught over 14 weeks during a semester. Sixty lower intermediate female participants came from two EFL classrooms in an English language institute. The experimental class insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n = 30); who listened to their classroom activities performed better insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(t value = 10.083); than the control class using a methodology that led learners through five listening strategies in Persian. The same teacher taught the students in the control class insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n = 30);, who listened to the same classroom listening activities without any of the above listening strategies. A pre and post listening test made by a group of experts in the language institute assessed the effect of teaching listening strategies delivered in L1. Results gathered on the post intervention listening test revealed that listening strategies delivered in L1 led to a statistically significant improvement in their discrete listening scores compared with the control group
Keywords : Listening Comprehension, Listening Strategy Instruction, Foreign Language Learning, Instruction, Learning