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ERIC Number: EJ1310930
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 35
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ISSN: ISSN-2630-0672
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Investigating the Effect of Podcasting on Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners' Listening Comprehension Skill
Sheylani Bakhsh, Hamid; Pourhosein Gilakjani, Abbas
LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, v14 n2 p247-281 Jul-Dec 2021
This study investigated the possible effect of podcasting on Iranian intermediate EFL learners' listening comprehension skill. A total number of seventy EFL learners were selected based on their performance on Oxford Placement Test (OPT). Then, they were divided into two groups (one experimental and one control group). Pre-test of listening was administered to both groups at the beginning of the study to examine their listening before introducing the treatment. Then, the experimental group received fifteen sessions of treatment which was teaching listening skill through podcasting while the control group received the traditional way of teaching. Afterward, both groups attended the post-test of listening at the end of the study. The data were analyzed through running the Independent and Paired Samples T-test methods. Based on the statistical analyses, it was concluded that podcasting had a statistically significant effect on Iranian intermediate EFL learners' listening ability. The findings also revealed that there was a statistically significant difference in the post-test scores between control and experimental groups. That is, the experimental group outperformed the control group in post-test of listening comprehension and the progress within the group for the experimental group was higher than that of the control group.
Language Institute of Thammasat University. The Prachan Campus, 2 Prachan Road, Bangkok 10200 Thailand. e-mail: learnjournal@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/learn
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
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