The Effects of Listening Strategy Training on Korean Secondary School Students’ English Listening Comprehension

Abstract

This paper sought to investigate the effects of listening strategy training on Korean secondary school students’ English listening comprehension. This study addressed the following issues: (1) the frequency of strategies used during listening, (2) the effects of strategic listening training on the improvement of students’ listening ability, and (3) the change of learners’ affective aspects and attitudes regarding listening. For the sake of these research questions, the study separated 45 high school sophomores into two groups: 23 in the experimental group (listening strategy instruction) and 22 in the control group (traditional listening instruction). After the obtained data from questionnaires and listening comprehension tests were analyzed, the major results were as follows: First, the experimental group used listening strategies at a higher frequency than the control group. Second, listening comprehension test scores improved significantly after training in listening strategies. Third, this research showed that listening strategy training had a positive influence on students’ English listening attitudes. (Korea University)