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
The listening sub-test in IELTS is divided into four sections:section one and two test candidates’survival skills in the U.K.;section three and four,candidates’study skills,Ih trainingpractice,the instructor may div...The listening sub-test in IELTS is divided into four sections:section one and two test candidates’survival skills in the U.K.;section three and four,candidates’study skills,Ih trainingpractice,the instructor may divide the listening material intotwo parts.In the first part—survival English,culturalbackground knowledge of daily life in the U.K.should be takenas the training focus.Dialogues concerning a new arrival’s dailyactivities in the U.K.may be chosen as listening material.Thesecond part,Academic English training is the most challengingtask.To understand a university lecture or academic interview,a good command of academic vocabulary is essential,so theinstructor should design some exercises to help students memorizeacademic vocabulary.The training focus for the academicEnglish part is the skill of grasping the main points of a lecture orinterview.Students should show how to write outlines andsummaries.Gap-fill and T&F&N forms may be adopted forsummary and outline training.展开更多
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The listening sub-test in IELTS is divided into four sections:section one and two test candidates’survival skills in the U.K.;section three and four,candidates’study skills,Ih trainingpractice,the instructor may divide the listening material intotwo parts.In the first part—survival English,culturalbackground knowledge of daily life in the U.K.should be takenas the training focus.Dialogues concerning a new arrival’s dailyactivities in the U.K.may be chosen as listening material.Thesecond part,Academic English training is the most challengingtask.To understand a university lecture or academic interview,a good command of academic vocabulary is essential,so theinstructor should design some exercises to help students memorizeacademic vocabulary.The training focus for the academicEnglish part is the skill of grasping the main points of a lecture orinterview.Students should show how to write outlines andsummaries.Gap-fill and T&F&N forms may be adopted forsummary and outline training.
