DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ LISTENING STRATEGIES

Abstract

Over the past few decades, there has been a growing interest in studying how people can improve listening techniques. In this research, we investigate the use of listening strategies among ten intermediate and pre-intermediate students in order to discover active listening techniques, examine them, and give feedback on the use of strategies. The study was begun by gathering data about participants (level, observation in a classroom), questioned in terms of fundamental listening techniques and have been taken listening tests every week. At the end of the month, the author had conducted the lesson and at that, time students were aware of the theme and vocabulary; they have had already background knowledge on the listening. After the lesson, students had given their own opinion and the way of using listening strategies, and they said about which of these techniques were convenient to use for them and which was more productive in the developing listening strategies. The author concluded that there seem to be no clear facts and ideas to using one strategy in listening tasks, all four of them plays an important role, and according to students' opinions, as a result of background knowledge and knowing more vocabulary and more practice can also impact on developing listening strategies.