The Relationship between L2 Listening Comprehension and Listening Fatigue among Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners

Authors

  • Hamid Marashi Department of English, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  • Masood Siyyari Department of English, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  • Saeid Najafi Sarem Department of English, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract:

Listening is referred to by many scholars as the most important as well as the most complicated skill in the language, which can cause mental fatigue in the learners. This study was an attempt to investigate the relationship between L2 listening comprehension and listening fatigue among Iranian EFL learners. For this purpose, 86 intermediate and upper-intermediate Iranian EFL learners randomly selected after administering a paper-based TOEFL among an initial sample of 120 BA learners majoring in English language translation, took part in the study. A TOEFL listening test and a researcher-made validated listening fatigue questionnaire were utilized in order to gather the necessary data. Afterwards, during the qualitative phase, oral interviews were employed to obtain 30 % of the participant’s’ attitudes about the relationship between listening comprehension and listening fatigue. Applying a Pearson product-moment correlation revealed that there was a significant relationship between L2 listening fatigue and their listening comprehension. These findings were also supported by a small qualitative phase and learners gave their positive support and attitude about the relationship. These findings have some pedagogical implications for teaching and learning an L2, the most important of which is that in order to enhance EFL learners’ L2 listening comprehension, it is better to reduce their debilitative listening fatigue.  

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volume 11  issue 23

pages  103- 124

publication date 2019-03-21

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