Relationship between Critical Thinking Ability and Listening Comprehension Strategies: Focus on Advanced EFL Learners
Subject Areas : Applied Linguistics
1 - Department of English Language, Qeshm Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm, Iran
Keywords: تفکر انتقادی, critical thinking, EFL learners, listening skill, listening comprehension strategies, استراتژی های درک شنیداری, مهارت های زبانی,
Abstract :
This study was an endeavor to explore the relationship between advanced EFL students' listening comprehension strategies and their critical thinking ability. To do this, 75 Iranian EFL learners of both genders were selected as the subjects of the study. All of them were advanced learners that were selected based on cluster sampling. The employed instruments were two related questionnaires, Critical Thinking Questionnaire (CTQ) and Listening Comprehension Strategies Questionnaire (LCSQ). On the first day, the researcher explained the instruction of this survey clearly and the participants were provided with CTQ to evaluate the strategies employed by them. On the second day, LCSQ were distributed among them. The participants had to responded all the questions in the limited time. Fortunately, none of the students were absent during the data collection procedure, and this factor would increase the reliability of the results. Findings of the study revealed a significant relationship between advanced EFL students' listening comprehension strategies and their critical thinking ability. Results can be significant since identifying the strategies that students apply, assist them to overcome the difficulties they might encounter in different language skills.
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