Most teachers prefer listening classes combining both authentic and simplified materials rather than either type alone¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? About 80% of teachers believed a listening class using both authentic and simplified materials would be best. → 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

Table 2 reports teacher preferences for material type: 24 of 30 teachers (80%) chose both authentic and simplified, 3 chose authentic, 3 chose simplified. Descriptive survey result.

"As it is obvious, majority of the teachers (about 80%) believed that a listening class with both authentic and simplified materials would be the best one."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Iranian EFL teachers hold positive attitudes toward using authentic listening materials and report enhanced listening comprehension relative to simplified materials — related
• Iranian EFL learners at pre-intermediate proficiency level hold positive attitudes toward authentic listening materials — related
• Teachers most prefer taped short stories and novels, cartoons, TV, and songs as authentic listening material types — related
• Teachers in the study favor exposing learners to authentic listening materials earlier than expert consensus recommends — related