Iranian EFL teachers hold positive attitudes toward using authentic listening materials and report enhanced listening comprehension relative to simplified materials¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Around 55% of surveyed teachers believed authentic listening materials enhance listening comprehension ability compared to simplified materials. → Zhafarghandi et al. 2014

Evidence¶

Zhafarghandi et al. 2014¶

Amir Mahdavi Zhafarghandi, Behzad Barekat, & Sepideh Homaei. (2014). A Survey of Iranian EFL Teachers' and Learners' Perceptions Toward Authentic Listening Materials at University Level. Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 5(4). https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.5n.4p.184

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Teacher questionnaire (30 teachers) on attitudes toward authentic listening materials; a majority reported comprehension benefits versus simplified materials, though teachers disagreed on grammar-rule familiarity (Item 15). Descriptive percentages only.

"around 55% of the participants believed that the using authentic listening materials enhances the listening comprehension ability of the learners compared to the simplified material."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Oral Language — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

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