Recent estimates suggest that over 29 million individuals in the United States exhibit some degree of hearing impairment (National Institutes of Deafness and Communication Disorders (NIDCD). A major consequence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is communicative difficulty, especially with the addition of noise and/or reverberation (Dubno, Dirks and Morgan 1984; Hawkins and Yacullo 1984; Sute...

This study aims to determine EFL students’ perception of virtual learning in listening class. It specifically describes on how higher education students perceive about the implementation and challenges towards research employs a qualitative case design. involves several facets as participants order obtain valid reliable data answer problems. The were 90 2 lecturers taken from two different univ...

The major consequence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is communicative difficulty, especially with the addition of noise and/or reverberation. The purpose of this investigation was to compare two types of technologies that have been shown to improve the speech-perception performance of individuals with SNHL: directional microphones and frequency modulation (FM) systems. Forty-six adult sub...

The purpose of this study was to identify characteristics of everyday listening situations that influence user preferences for omnidirectional versus directional hearing aid microphones. Eleven experienced hearing aid users were fitted with digital hearing aids featuring switchable omnidirectional (OMNI) and adaptive-directional (DIR) modes (programs). For 6 weeks, their task was to identify an...

OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND Our aim was to qualitatively explore the experiences of people who attended a one-day sleep workshop six years previously. PARTICIPANTS Of the 95 people who originally attended the workshop and a three-month follow-up, 14 individuals (mean age = 63.6 years) participated. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were used to explore: participants' experiences of insomnia since...

Abstract The present study was carried out to investigate the effects of listening strategy instruction on students’ listening achievement and strategy use. The participants of the study were 50 English major freshman students of Dilla University. These Students were placed in experimental and control conditions for the purpose of comparing the mean difference between the two groups. The contro...

Foreign Language learning is a complex process that requires considerable effort from both teachers and learners, particularly in developing effective listening skills foreign language classrooms. Among the various approaches, Extensive Listening (EL) has emerged as promising pedagogical method for enhancing acquisition. This research investigates utilization of approach teaching Arabic skills,...

this research study investigated the development of listening proficiency level by the aid of different media- tional artifacts in systemic theoretical instruction (sti). the study considered whether exposing learners to different types and various numbers of mediating artefacts would increase their awareness towards listen- ing concepts after two months, and consequently promote their listenin...

abstractthe present study was carried out to investigate the effects of listening strategy instruction on students’ listening achievement and strategy use. the participants of the study were 50 english major freshman students of dilla university. these students were placed in experimental and control conditions for the purpose of comparing the mean difference between the two groups. the control...