tailieunhanh - Pre-listening activities for faciliating listening comprehension skills in efl classes

The study investigates the effects of pre-listening activities in facilitating the students’ listening comprehension in English as Foreign Language (EFL) classes. 203 freshmen of Business English classes participated in this study. Data were collected through questionnaires and then quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed. | PRE-LISTENING ACTIVITIES FOR FACILIATING LISTENING COMPREHENSION SKILLS IN EFL CLASSES Tran Thi Dung1 Nguyen Thi Trung2 Abstract The skill of listening is proved to be the most dif cult skill to acquire for learners of English in general and Business English students in particular. There are a lot of factors affecting the students listening comprehension such as sound linking speed rate poor intonation various accents and learners limited knowledge. The study investigates the effects of pre-listening activities in facilitating the students listening comprehension in English as Foreign Language EFL classes. 203 freshmen of Business English classes participated in this study. Data were collected through questionnaires and then quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed. The ndings indicated that pre-listening activities are believed to be of great signi cance in building con dence generating interests activating background or cultural knowledge increasing input and greatly assisting comprehension. Accordingly pedagogical implications as well as recommendations on how to employ pre-listening activities at the preparatory stage more effectively in the listening process will be provided. Key words pre-listening activities perception attitudes bene ts listening comprehension 1. Introduction Listening pla s a ke role in dail communication because people not onl express their feelings or thoughts but also have to understand and react to what has been said b others as well. We hardl have trouble in listening to our mother tongue but in a foreign or second language listening is proved to be the most dif cult skills to develop due to unfamiliar sounds words structures or speed. This is even more dif cult if we do not know the topic under discussion or who is speaking to whom. It seems a little unfair to simpl ask students to listen to something and answer some questions without telling them beforehand what to expect and what to listen for. As a result it makes listening .

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