There has been an increasing number of Chinese students studying in the international program of cooperative schools. They gain more chances of learning diverse cultures at the program, meanwhile they must meet the mi...There has been an increasing number of Chinese students studying in the international program of cooperative schools. They gain more chances of learning diverse cultures at the program, meanwhile they must meet the minimum requirement, taking part in TOEFL IBT and reaching a certain level. Therefore, how to prepare for the TOEFL IBT is the most important task for the students pursuing their further study. This article mainly focuses on the features ofTOEFL IBT and the strategies of learning it.展开更多
This study investigated the effects of a CLSTS （Computer-Assisted Listening Strategy Training Software） program on the development of students＇ ability to use four target listening strategies to enhance their liste...This study investigated the effects of a CLSTS （Computer-Assisted Listening Strategy Training Software） program on the development of students＇ ability to use four target listening strategies to enhance their listening comprehension. This study covered an experimental group and a control group. The participants were Grade 10 Thai EFL （English as a Foreign Language） students in a Thai high school in Bangkok, Thailand. Experimental group performance was compared to that of a control group on the five research instruments. Regarding the effect of the CLSTS on the students＇ ability to use the target listening strategies to enhance their listening comprehension, it was found that the CLSTS was significantly effective. The results that made CLSTS effective were categorized into six main aspects.展开更多
In many settings, listening is the most used language skill and also the channel through which students get much of their language input. Development of listening skills should thus be given the same attention as deve...In many settings, listening is the most used language skill and also the channel through which students get much of their language input. Development of listening skills should thus be given the same attention as development of other skills.展开更多
This article reports a study of the effects of inference training and text repetition on Chinese university students＇ performance of two listening information-transfer tasks that provided built-in measures of their c...This article reports a study of the effects of inference training and text repetition on Chinese university students＇ performance of two listening information-transfer tasks that provided built-in measures of their comprehension and opportunities for the acquisition of ten unknown target words embedded in the listening texts. One group just listened to the text once, a second group three times, while the third listened three times and received inference-training support. The results showed that text repetition had a positive effect on both comprehension and vocabulary acquisition. However, the inference-training had no additional effect. The study lends support to the findings of previous studies which have shown that repeated opportunities to process oral input have a positive effect on listening comprehension and extends these studies by showing that it also facilitates incidental vocabulary acquisition.展开更多
文摘There has been an increasing number of Chinese students studying in the international program of cooperative schools. They gain more chances of learning diverse cultures at the program, meanwhile they must meet the minimum requirement, taking part in TOEFL IBT and reaching a certain level. Therefore, how to prepare for the TOEFL IBT is the most important task for the students pursuing their further study. This article mainly focuses on the features ofTOEFL IBT and the strategies of learning it.
文摘This study investigated the effects of a CLSTS （Computer-Assisted Listening Strategy Training Software） program on the development of students＇ ability to use four target listening strategies to enhance their listening comprehension. This study covered an experimental group and a control group. The participants were Grade 10 Thai EFL （English as a Foreign Language） students in a Thai high school in Bangkok, Thailand. Experimental group performance was compared to that of a control group on the five research instruments. Regarding the effect of the CLSTS on the students＇ ability to use the target listening strategies to enhance their listening comprehension, it was found that the CLSTS was significantly effective. The results that made CLSTS effective were categorized into six main aspects.
文摘In many settings, listening is the most used language skill and also the channel through which students get much of their language input. Development of listening skills should thus be given the same attention as development of other skills.
文摘This article reports a study of the effects of inference training and text repetition on Chinese university students＇ performance of two listening information-transfer tasks that provided built-in measures of their comprehension and opportunities for the acquisition of ten unknown target words embedded in the listening texts. One group just listened to the text once, a second group three times, while the third listened three times and received inference-training support. The results showed that text repetition had a positive effect on both comprehension and vocabulary acquisition. However, the inference-training had no additional effect. The study lends support to the findings of previous studies which have shown that repeated opportunities to process oral input have a positive effect on listening comprehension and extends these studies by showing that it also facilitates incidental vocabulary acquisition.
