چکیده:
The present study was an attempt, to empirically investigate if there was any significant difference between authentic listening materials and their simplified version in terms of the listening comprehension of Iranian EFL learners. To this end, two groups of thirty subjects were chosen. One group received authentic listening materials and the other group received the same topic in simplified version through ten sessions. The subjects studied Top Notch Book, level 3. The listening parts were followed with seven listening comprehension questions to assess the listening comprehension of the subjects. Then, at the end of the course, the listening comprehension scores of the two groups were compared by a T-Test. The result showed that simplified demonstration of materials had a benefit over the use of authentic version. A questionnaire was also given to the subjects at the beginning and at the end of the course to find out their motivation toward using authentic or simplified materials. The result indicated that there was no significant difference between two groups in terms of motivation.
خلاصه ماشینی:
"Method Participants A minimum of 250 male students aging from 16 to 17 learning English at English Department of Allameh Tabatabaei High School served as the subjects of this study, among whom 65 were chosen based on a Quick Placement Test (prepared by University of Cambridge and Oxford University Press) and the listening part of a TOEFL test to make two groups of authentic and simplified version based on their language proficiency level.
561 Thus, the first null-hypothesis regarding no significant difference between authentic listening materials and their simplified versions in terms of listening comprehension of Iranian EFL learners is rejected.
034 Table 4 shows the descriptive statistics for the high and low motivation and authentic and simplified groups on the total listening comprehension test.
Descriptive Statistics for Total Listening Comprehension Scores GROUP MOTIVATION Mean Std. Error 95% Confidence Interval Lower Bound Upper Bound AUTHENTIC High 46.
Based on these results it can be concluded that there is a significant difference between the mean scores of the authentic and simplified groups on the total listening comprehension test.
Based on these results it can be concluded that there is not any significant difference between the mean scores of the high and low motivation groups on the total listening comprehension test.
e. , there is no significant difference between authentic listening materials and their simplified versions in terms of Iranian EFL learners' motivation is not rejected.
This study shows that there is also no significant difference between authentic listening materials and their simplified versions in terms of Iranian EFL learners' motivation."