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    "pk": 35952,
    "title": "Is Listening All About One’s Own Effort? A Comparison Study",
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    "abstract": "Sharing the same theoretical basis of extensive reading, extensive listening refers to learner exposure to a great deal of comprehensible spoken input. While the effectiveness of extensive reading has been widely acknowledged in many countries, empirical support of extensive listening is limited. This small-scale study adopted a mixed-method approach to compare the effects of teacher-guided listening instruction and extensive listening on EFL learners’ listening comprehension and vocabulary acquisition. Twenty-six EFL adult learners were divided into 2 groups. One group received teacher-guided listening instruction (n =14), whereas the other practiced extensive listening (n = 12). All participants were tested on listening comprehension and vocabulary knowledge before, immediately after, and 3 months after the training period; 4 of them were interviewed after the training. The quantitative findings suggested that both approaches are effective in enhancing EFL learners’ listening comprehension and vocabulary acquisition. The interview data revealed that teacher-guided listening instruction is helpful but needs to be complemented by extensive individual listening practice. Based on the results, a new pedagogical model, which blends teacherguided instruction and extensive listening practice, is proposed, and specific modifications tailored for ESL students are discussed.",
    "language": "eng",
    "license": null,
    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "listening instruction"
        },
        {
            "word": "metacognitive listening instruction"
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        {
            "word": "extensive listening"
        },
        {
            "word": "Listening Comprehension"
        },
        {
            "word": "vocabulary acquisition"
        }
    ],
    "section": "Theme Section - Feature Articles",
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    "remote_url": "https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0s82r5tv",
    "frozenauthors": [
        {
            "first_name": "Fang-Ying",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Yang",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan",
            "department": ""
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Ching-Ling",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Hung",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Wen-Chang Junior High School, Taiwan",
            "department": ""
        }
    ],
    "date_submitted": null,
    "date_accepted": null,
    "date_published": "2018-01-01T18:00:00Z",
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