ERIC Number: EJ1143539
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1916-4742
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Towards Understanding Listening Comprehension in EFL Classroom: The Case of the Saudi Learners
Bano, Farah
English Language Teaching, v10 n6 p21-27 2017
The present study aimed at making a pedagogical exploration into listening comprehension skills and examining the problems faced by learners in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom situation at Jazan University, Jazan city, Saudi Arabia. To analyze the problems, two very important processes were considered; namely, top-down and bottom-up process. The top-down process worked well because of their previous knowledge of the context to make sense of what is being said in the class. However, the bottom-up also worked as well.
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, English (Second Language), College Second Language Programs, Second Language Learning, Listening Skills, Performance Factors, Instructional Innovation, Experimental Teaching, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Classroom Observation Techniques, Interviews, Classroom Techniques, Verbal Communication, Language Tests, Foreign Countries, Females, Observation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Saudi Arabia
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