Sources and Suggestions to Lower Listening Comprehension Anxiety in the EFL Classroom: A Case Study

Sharif, Mohd. Yasin; Ferdous, Farhiba

doi:10.5539/elt.v5n10p92

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“…It means that teachers' teaching style is important to reduce anxiety. It was in line with Sharif & Ferdous (2012) who stated that a key factor in reducing speaking anxiety is the role played by teachers and the way they teach. According to Toubot et al (2018, to ensure that students can comprehend the materials, teachers should speak slowly and use simple words.…”

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Unraveling the Veil of Speaking Anxiety: A Comprehensive Study of Indonesian EFL Learners at the Undergraduate Level

Mahardika,

Widyantoro

2024

AIJP

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This study aimed to examine students’ anxiety in speaking: the students’ anxiety level, the differences between genders, and the factors contributing to it. It was a quantitative study that employed survey method. Descriptive analysis was used to evaluate the data, which were obtained using a closed-ended questionnaire disseminated using Google Forms. The finding revealed that most of the third-semester students of the English Department at a state university had speaking anxiety at a moderate level. Furthermore, it was reported that the anxiety that female and male students experienced did not significantly differ. However, male students were more anxious compared to female students. In addition, it was also found that the factor contributing the most was communication apprehension. In conclusion, the study has identified that students experienced anxious feelings in speaking class. Therefore, lecturers must be able to select teaching techniques that work effectively and create a safe space where students feel comfortable to speak.

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Unraveling the Veil of Speaking Anxiety: A Comprehensive Study of Indonesian EFL Learners at the Undergraduate Level

Mahardika,

Widyantoro

2024

AIJP

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“…The problem is not just with the importance of teaching the listening skill, but it is with the activities, procedures and materials adopted to approach it. In appropriate listening material, as reported by Yasin Sharif and Ferdous (2012), leads to listening comprehension anxiety.…”

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The impact of Cooperative Listening Materials Adaptation on Listening Comprehension Performance of Iranian EFL Learners

Ghassemi¹

2012

ELT

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Listening comprehension has gained more prominence in EFL/ESL classes. Due to this prominence, scholars have tried to shed light on different ways of improving learners' listening comprehension. One of these ways is using listening strategies. There is still a controversy over the effective role of these strategies in improving listening comprehension. Thus, the proposed strategies have always been reviewed and reformed. Adopting either strategy, the course shall be quite ineffective if it fails to increase learners' participation in the course. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether or not peer-cooperative self-access materials adaptation has any effect on learners' involvement and participation in listening classes. In addition, the present study tried to probe any possible changes in students' attitude toward listening as a result of the treatment. In order to accomplish the purpose of the study, 90 Iranian students who were studying at Islamic Azad University, an independent university, were selected based on their obtained scores in a language proficiency test (TOEFL). They were randomly assigned to one control and two experimental groups. Then they undertook a 17-session treatment. With a quasi-experimental pretest posttest design, it became evident that having students adapt listening materials improved listening comprehension performance. And also a positive change occurred in students' overall attitude toward listening.

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“…The results showed that the most effective type of support overall was providing information about the topic, followed by the repetition of the input. Sharif and Ferdous (2012) have also suggested different ways of alleviating LCA. These ways include (1) increasing class time for listening comprehension practices, (2) providing extracurricular opportunities, (3)making an effort to create a comfortable physical environment in the class, (4) using high-quality sound pieces of equipment (i.e., video or audio players), ( 5) and providing a dedicated space for the listening comprehension tasks.…”

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Listening Comprehension Anxiety: Causes and Suggestive Strategies for Solutions

Farooqi¹

2023

MUDIMA

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The present study aimed to explore the factors causing listening comprehension anxiety (LCA) for the Afghan English major students and the strategies they used as solutions to reduce their listening anxiety. The participants (n=8) were chosen through a purposive sampling technique from the English Department of Education Faculty at Badghis Institute of Higher Education The study employed a qualitative research design where semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect data from the participants. After collecting the data, they were transcribed, analyzed, and eight significant themes emerged. The themes included the participants' LCA factors and strategies they used to reduce their anxiety in a listening activity. Teachers and learners could use the findings from this study worldwide to enhance students' listening comprehension and reduce their LCA

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Sources and Suggestions to Lower Listening Comprehension Anxiety in the EFL Classroom: A Case Study

Cited by 5 publications

References 14 publications

Unraveling the Veil of Speaking Anxiety: A Comprehensive Study of Indonesian EFL Learners at the Undergraduate Level

Unraveling the Veil of Speaking Anxiety: A Comprehensive Study of Indonesian EFL Learners at the Undergraduate Level

The impact of Cooperative Listening Materials Adaptation on Listening Comprehension Performance of Iranian EFL Learners

Listening Comprehension Anxiety: Causes and Suggestive Strategies for Solutions

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