{"pk":35952,"title":"Is Listening All About One’s Own Effort? A Comparison Study","subtitle":null,"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"},{"word":"extensive listening"},{"word":"Listening Comprehension"},{"word":"vocabulary acquisition"}],"section":"Theme Section - Feature Articles","is_remote":true,"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","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/catesoljournal/article/35952/galley/26806/download/"}]}