The Relationship between Motivation Types and Metacognitive Listening Strategies: The Case of Adult EFL Students in Saudi Arabia
Abstract:Research indicates that students across the globe consider listening to be the most challenging language skill to deal with. Liu and Huang (2011) investigating Chinese students learning English found that the reason behind their struggle is that they lack motivation. Few studies have investigated the relationship between students' motivation and their use of metacognitive listening strategies in the EFL classroom. However, no previous research has examined this relationship among Saudi EFL students. Therefore,… Show more
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