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        1 - A Comparative Study of Explicit and Implicit Mediators at Iranian High Schools: Students’ L2 Anxiety and Listening Comprehension
        Mohammad Darijani Mehry Haddad Narafshan Leila Anjomshoa
        As conceptualized in Vygotsky’s (1978) theory of mediation, the present quantitative study scrutinized the impact of explicit and implicit mediators on high school students’ L2 listening anxiety and listening comprehension. Over six months, two groups of 34 چکیده کامل
        As conceptualized in Vygotsky’s (1978) theory of mediation, the present quantitative study scrutinized the impact of explicit and implicit mediators on high school students’ L2 listening anxiety and listening comprehension. Over six months, two groups of 34 Iranian high school students were exposed to pronunciation instruction (explicit mediator-using phonetic rules- and implicit mediator-without phonetic rules), and a control group of 17 students received no pronunciation instruction. Pretests and posttests were used to measure learners’ improvements in listening anxiety and comprehension. Small changes were observed in both variables for the control group, whereas significant progress was found for both experimental groups, especially the explicit group. The results revealed that pronunciation instruction is a meaningful mediator in developing listening comprehension and decreasing listening anxiety among high school students, even when instructional time is restricted. This study has some practical implications suggesting that Iranian school teachers and book designers should consider pronunciation instruction effects when teaching listening to school students. پرونده مقاله
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        2 - Relationship Between Foreign Language Listening Anxiety and Listening Comprehension
        Belilew Gebre Garoma Wako
        This study was carried out to investigate the relationship between foreign language listening anxiety and listening comprehension. The study employed correlational study design. Participants of the study were 40 grade 11 students who attended the listening class in 2015 چکیده کامل
        This study was carried out to investigate the relationship between foreign language listening anxiety and listening comprehension. The study employed correlational study design. Participants of the study were 40 grade 11 students who attended the listening class in 2015/2016. Foreign language listening anxiety questionnaire and listening comprehension tests were used as data gathering instruments. These data were analyzed using Pearson’s Product moment correlation and one way ANOVA. In order to identify the significance of differences between the pairs of FL listening anxiety, multiple comparisons or a post hoc test was also conducted. The results revealed that there was a significant, negative correlation between listening comprehension and foreign language listening anxiety. The findings also showed that the mean differences were statistically significant between the low anxiety and average anxiety, low anxiety and high anxiety and average anxiety and high anxiety. پرونده مقاله
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        3 - Metacognitive Strategy Awareness and Listening Anxiety: The role of gender and proficiency level among Iranian EFL learners
        Narjes Golzadeh Marjan Moiinvaziri
        While listening plays an important role in the process of foreign/second language learning, different factors can affect this process. This study was designed to assess the relationship between listening anxiety and metacognitive strategy awareness with a special intere چکیده کامل
        While listening plays an important role in the process of foreign/second language learning, different factors can affect this process. This study was designed to assess the relationship between listening anxiety and metacognitive strategy awareness with a special interest in the role of gender and proficiency level. In order to conduct this survey, two instruments including the Metacognitive Awareness Listening Questionnaire (MALQ) as well as Foreign Language Listening Anxiety (FLLA) questionnaire were utilized and distributed among 105 upper-intermediate and advanced level Iranian EFL learners. The analysis of data indicated that there was a negative correlation between the participants' listening anxiety and their use of metacognitive strategies, indicating as the use of metacognitive strategies increased, lesser degrees of listening anxiety were observed and vice versa. Moreover, the findings showed that there was no difference between males and females in this regard. Regarding learners’ level, it was revealed that upper-intermediate learners were more anxious than advanced level ones. However, no difference was detected between these two levels in their strategy use. It is hoped that this study can help teachers to consider their learners’ characteristics in the instruction of suitable strategies and learners to become more autonomous and self-regulated in their listening performance. پرونده مقاله
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        4 - تأثیر داستان گویی دیجیتال بر اضطراب شنیداری زبان‌آموزان
        مهرک رحیمی الهام سلیمانی
        هدف پژوهش حاضر، بررسی تأثیر داستان‌ گویی دیجیتال بر اضطراب شنیداری زبان‌آموزان ایرانی است. شصت زبان‌آموز سطح متوسط به صورت نمونه در دسترس انتخاب شده و به عنوان گروه آزمایش (30 نفر) و کنترل (30 نفر) در تحقیق حاضر که از نوع شبه آزمایشی با پیش‌آزمون- پس‌آزمون است؛ شرکت نمو چکیده کامل
        هدف پژوهش حاضر، بررسی تأثیر داستان‌ گویی دیجیتال بر اضطراب شنیداری زبان‌آموزان ایرانی است. شصت زبان‌آموز سطح متوسط به صورت نمونه در دسترس انتخاب شده و به عنوان گروه آزمایش (30 نفر) و کنترل (30 نفر) در تحقیق حاضر که از نوع شبه آزمایشی با پیش‌آزمون- پس‌آزمون است؛ شرکت نمودند. در ابتدا، برای سنجش سطح اضطراب شنیداری هر دو گروه از پرسش‌نامه اضطراب شنیداری زبان خارجه، با سه عامل اضطراب عاطفی، نگرانی ادراکی و ترس پیش‌بین به عنوان پیش‌آزمون استفاده شد. تدریس مهارت شنیدن بر اساس روش ارتباطی شامل سه مرحله پیش- شنیداری، شنیداری و پس- شنیداری به مدت 14 هفته انجام شد. در بخش شنیداری در گروه آزمایش داستان‌ های دیجیتال به صورت چند‌رسانه‌ ای اجرا شدند و شاگردان فایل داستان را با استفاده از دستگاه دی‌ وی‌ دی مشاهده کردند و به آن گوش دادند. بخش شنیداری گروه کنترل شامل گوش ‌دادن به روایت شفاهی داستان بدون استفاده از پخش چندرسانه‌ ای بود. فعالیت ‌های پیش ـ شنیداری و پس ـ شنیداری هر دو گروه یکسان بود. در پایان، آزمایش اضطراب شنیداری هر دو گروه با استفاده از پرسش‌نامه اضطراب شنیداری زبان خارجه اندازه‌ گیری شد. تحلیل داده‌ ها، با استفاده از تحلیل کوواریانس چندمتغیری نشان داد که استفاده از داستان‌گویی دیجیتال سبب‌ کاهش معنادار اضطراب شنیداری زبان‌آموزان گروه‌ آزمایش و سه عامل آن در قیاس با گروه کنترل شده است. بررسی میزان تأثیر آزمایش بر سه عامل پرسش‌نامه حاکی از تأثیر قابل ملاحظه به‌کارگیری داستان‌ های دیجیتال بر کاهش اضطراب عاطفی (شاخص مجذور اتای تفکیکی= 0/773) در قیاس با نگرانی ادراکی (شاخص مجذور اتای تفکیکی = 0/552) و ترس پیش‌بین (شاخص مجذور اتای تفکیکی= 0/247) می‌باشد. پرونده مقاله