ERIC Number: ED616740
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Apr
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-2350-0530
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Mobile Audiobooks, Listening Comprehension and EFL College Students
Online Submission, International Journal of Research - GRANTHAALAYAH v9 n4 p410-423 Apr 2021
This article proposes the integration of mobile audiobooks (MABs) to develop EFL college students' listening comprehension skills. It aims to show the following: (i) The advantages of integrating MABs in listening instruction; (ii) sources of MABs; (iii) how to search for MABs; (iv) criteria for selecting MABs; (v) examples of MABs; (vi) listening comprehension skills and literary appreciation skills that can be developed through supplementary MABs; (vii) phases of teaching and learning with MABs and types of tasks that can be used with MAB; (viii) evaluation and assessment; (ix) the effect of MABs on listening comprehension skill improvement and attitudes as perceived by the students; and (x) recommendations for the effective use of MABs.
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Listening Comprehension, Reading Material Selection, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Foreign Countries, Listening Skills, Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Audio Books
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; Taiwan; Turkey; Iran; Germany
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