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The Use and Design of Supplementary Visuals for the Enhancement of Listening Skills in Hypermedia

The Use and Design of Supplementary Visuals for the Enhancement of Listening Skills in Hypermedia
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Author(s): Vehbi Turel (The University of Bingol, Turkey)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 24
Source title: Human Rights and the Impact of ICT in the Public Sphere: Participation, Democracy, and Political Autonomy
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Christina M. Akrivopoulou (Hellenic Open University, Greece)and N. Garipidis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6248-3.ch016

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Abstract

This chapter investigates the attitudes and opinions (perceptions) of 43 language learners (LLs) towards the use of supplementary contextual visuals (SCVs) in a HME for enhancing listening skills as a part of Foreign Language Learning (FLL). Forty-three LLs' attitudes towards the use of SCVs are examined in 3 areas: (1) at the pre-listening stage in preparing for listening texts, (2) with talking-heads video at the while-listening stage, and (3) with audio-only at the post-listening stage. The study is both quantitative and qualitative in nature. The results are analysed with SPSS (i.e. descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, valid percentages, and cumulative percentages; Spearman test in Bivariate; Chi-square Test in the Crosstabs analysis; Fisher's exact Test). The results reveal that the LLs are in favour of the use of SCVs (a) at the pre-listening stage for preparation, (b) with talking-heads video at the while-listening stage, and (c) with audio-only clips at the post-listening stage. The LLs believe that SCVs could benefit them in a variety of ways that could contribute to the enhancement of their listening. There are also some significant relationships between their perceptions and some independent variables.

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