The Effect of Positive Psychology Intervention on EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parisa Abdolrezapour ◽  
Nasim Ghanbari
Keyword(s):  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Positive Psychology Intervention

THE EFFECT OF METACOGNITIVE INSTRUCTION ON MAXIMIZING EFL LEARNERS’ METACOGNITIVE AWARENESS IN LISTENING

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-17
Author(s):  
Mahsa Assadi
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Research ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Metacognitive Awareness ◽  
Listening Test ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Metacognitive Instruction ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Comprehension Ability ◽  
The Impact

This study reports a pre-experimental research on the impact of metacognitive instruction on EFL learners’ metacognitive awareness and their listening performance. To obtain the goal of the study, a group of 30 Iranian intermediate EFL learners, including 14 males and 16 females, were selected randomly. Their ages range from 20 to 24. The participants took part in 16 weeks’ intervention program based on metacognitive pedagogical sequence consisted of five stages. The metacognitive awareness listening questionnaire (MALQ), and a listening test were also used to find changes in metacognitive awareness and listening performance before and after the treatment. The results of comparing pre and posttests scores revealed that metacognitive instruction raised the learners’ metacognitive awareness and helped them improve their listening comprehension ability.

Captions and reduced forms instruction: The impact on EFL students’ listening comprehension

ReCALL ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Chi Yang ◽  
Peichin Chang
Keyword(s):  
Language Learners ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Limited Capacity ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Reduced Forms

AbstractFor many EFL learners, listening poses a grave challenge. The difficulty in segmenting a stream of speech and limited capacity in short-term memory are common weaknesses for language learners. Specifically, reduced forms, which frequently appear in authentic informal conversations, compound the challenges in listening comprehension. Numerous interventions have been implemented to assist EFL language learners, and of these, the application of captions has been found highly effective in promoting learning. Few studies have examined how different modes of captions may enhance listening comprehension. This study proposes three modes of captions: full, keyword-only, and annotated keyword captions and investigates their contribution to the learning of reduced forms and overall listening comprehension. Forty-four EFL university students participated in the study and were randomly assigned to one of the three groups. The results revealed that all three groups exhibited improvement on the pre-test while the annotated keyword caption group exhibited the best performance with the highest mean score. Comparing performances between groups, the annotated keyword caption group also emulated both the full caption and the keyword-only caption groups, particularly in the ability to recognize reduced forms. The study sheds light on the potential of annotated keyword captions in enhancing reduced forms learning and overall listening comprehension.

scholarly journals A Positive Psychology Intervention to Promote Health Behaviors in Heart Failure

2018 ◽  
Vol 206 (10) ◽  
pp. 800-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher M. Celano ◽  
Melanie E. Freedman ◽  
Eleanor E. Beale ◽  
Federico Gomez-Bernal ◽  
Jeff C. Huffman
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Positive Psychology Intervention

scholarly journals A Positive Psychology Intervention for Patients with an Acute Coronary Syndrome: Treatment Development and Proof-of-Concept Trial

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1985-2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff C. Huffman ◽  
Rachel A. Millstein ◽  
Carol A. Mastromauro ◽  
Shannon V. Moore ◽  
Christopher M. Celano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Treatment Development ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Positive Psychology Intervention
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