Language Culture and Curriculum · 2000 · 277 citations · 7 references
Language StudiesEnglish As A Second LanguageSecond Language StudiesLanguage EducationSecond Language EducationSecond Language LearningCommunication StrategiesEnglish Language LearningLanguage LearningListening ComprehensionListening SkillsSecond Language AcquisitionClassroom Listening InstructionL2 Listening ComprehensionListening Comprehension DevelopmentListening Comprehension TrainingListening PedagogyListening Skills TrainingListening Strategy Training
Many EFL learners cannot comprehend natural spoken English at normal speed. The study discusses techniques that help learners use effective strategies to overcome listening comprehension problems and outlines pedagogic implications. The authors surveyed EFL learners at Damascus University’s ESP Centre, examining strategies, text features, speaker traits, listener attitudes, task demands, and visual support. The study found that learners experience a range of listening problems.
Many EFL learners find that they are unable to comprehend natural spoken English delivered at normal speed. The paper reports a study of listening problems encountered in the EFL classroom in the ESP Centre at Damascus University, as reported by the learners themselves. It looks in particular at learner strategies, features of the listening text, characteristics of the speaker, attitudes of the listener, the task to be completed as a result of understanding the text, and the degree of visual or written support for the aural input. The results of the study show that EFL learners experience a range of listening problems. To overcome them, various techniques which help learners to utilise effective strategies to confront problems of listening comprehension are discussed and the pedagogic implications are stated.
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Factors affecting listening comprehension
J. P. Boyle · ELT Journal · 1984 · 97 citations
Education, Communication, Psychology +12