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ERIC Number: EJ1333805
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-May
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1362-1688
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Effects of Narrow Listening on ESL Learners' Pronunciation and Fluency: An 'MP3 Flood' Programme Turning Mundane Homework into an Engaging Hobby
Tsang, Art
Language Teaching Research, v26 n3 p434-454 May 2022
While most empirical studies have investigated the improvement of learners' L2 spoken proficiency via speaking-related interventions, the present study examined the same topic through a different modality: listening. Ninety-five first-year tertiary-level students of English as a second language (ESL) in Hong Kong participated in this three-month experiment. They were separated randomly into three groups: (A) narrow listening with latitude for learners to choose their own materials; (B) narrow listening without such latitude; and (C) a control group without narrow listening. All participants attended a compulsory course on English phonology. Narrow listening was set as homework for the two experimental groups A and B. The overall results indicated that groups A and B improved significantly more than group C in pronunciation and fluency in reading aloud, performing a dialogue, and free production. There were also differences between group A and B in these tasks. The participants were generally highly positive about the narrow listening set as homework. This article ends with a discussion of the findings from theoretical and pedagogical perspectives.
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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: Hong Kong; United Kingdom
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