Skip to Main Content
 

Global Search Box

 
 
 
 

Files

File List


FINAL THESIS PDF 3.25.14.pdf (623.41 KB)

ETD Abstract Container

Abstract Header

The Impact of Digital Audio Listening on Saudi Arabian English Language Learners' Speaking and Comprehension

Alotaibi, Nawal
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1395257386

Abstract Details

2014, Master of Education (MEd), Bowling Green State University, Curriculum and Teaching.
This study examined the impact of digital audio listening on English language learning and comprehension skills. The research aim of this study was to examine the impact of listening to authentic educational radio programs for English learners. The major points of thisexamination were to determine the educational topics that students prefer, the amount of time that students feel comfortable to listen to such educational radio programs, the radio program format which students prefer, the English skills that radio programs strengthen, and the impact of web-radio on learners. This qualitative study asked three major question: How does listening to educational radio programs impact English learners’ language skills, How does listening to educational radio programs impact English language learners’ comprehension skills, and What kind of educational radio topics do English language learners prefer and why?In order to answer the research questions, a listening practice session with comprehension questions and interviews was designed to ask six international students’ preferences in using educational radio programs on the NPR station as a listening tool. The data was collected during the listening practice session, comprehensive question, and interview. The interviews responses were analyzed using coding methods described by Erickson (1986).The findings demonstrate that listening to educational radio programs positively impacts English learners’ language skills. It influences participants’ listening to English words and sentences; learners can train their ears to listen to and understand fast speakers. One of the major findings of this study is that participants feel that there is no gap between the English they listento on the radio and the actual English they encounter in their daily lives as they communicate with native English speakers or listen to lectures and different forms of mass media. The study results suggest that the radio can be an educational tool that promotes second language learning, regardless of the native language or the language one wants to learn. Also, people who want to improve their second language skills without attending formal classes can benefit from listening to language programs on the radio in the target language.
Tracy Huziak-Clark (Advisor)
Savilla Banister (Committee Member)
63 p.
Education; Educational Technology
digital audio; English language learner; speaking; comprehension

Recommended Citations

Citations

  • Alotaibi, N. (2014). The Impact of Digital Audio Listening on Saudi Arabian English Language Learners' Speaking and Comprehension [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1395257386

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Alotaibi, Nawal. The Impact of Digital Audio Listening on Saudi Arabian English Language Learners' Speaking and Comprehension. 2014. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1395257386.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Alotaibi, Nawal. "The Impact of Digital Audio Listening on Saudi Arabian English Language Learners' Speaking and Comprehension." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1395257386

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

bgsu1395257386
2,878
© 2014, some rights reserved.Creative Commons License The Impact of Digital Audio Listening on Saudi Arabian English Language Learners' Speaking and Comprehension by Nawal Alotaibi is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at etd.ohiolink.edu.
This open access ETD is published by Bowling Green State University and OhioLINK.