Özet:
Listening used in language teaching refers to a complex process that allows us to
understand spoken language. The current study, conducted in Iran with an
experimental design, investigated the effectiveness of teaching listening strategies
delivered in L1 (Persian) and its effect on listening comprehension in L2. Five
listening strategies: Guessing, making inferences, identifying topics, repetition,
and note-taking were taught over 14 weeks during a semester. Sixty lower
intermediate female participants came from two EFL classrooms in an English
language institute. The experimental class (n = 30) who listened to their classroom
activities performed better (t value = 10.083) than the control class using a
methodology that led learners through five listening strategies in Persian. The
same teacher taught the students in the control class (n = 30), who listened to the
same classroom listening activities without any of the above listening strategies. A
pre and post listening test made by a group of experts in the language institute
assessed the effect of teaching listening strategies delivered in L1. Results
gathered on the post intervention listening test revealed that listening strategies
delivered in L1 led to a statistically significant improvement in their discrete
listening scores compared with the control group.
