AN INVESTIGATION INTO EFL TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES OF PRE-LISTENING ACTIVITIES IN ENGLISH CLASSES AT QUOC HOC HUE HIGH SCHOOL

Lý Thị Minh Đức

Abstract


This paper examined EFL teachers’ perceptions and reality of an implementation of pre-listening activities in English classes at Quoc Hoc Hue high school. The study involved 10 teachers of English department of Quoc Hoc high school.  A mixed-methods approach was employed and data were collected from an online survey and semi-structured interviews. The result showed that most of EFL teachers were aware of the importance of pre-listening activities in English listening comprehension. The finding also indicated that different pre-listening activities served different functions and exerted different effects on the improvement of students’ listening comprehension skill. Furthermore, the study revealed the differences in teachers’ implementation of pre-listening activities between English-major classes and non-English major classes and presented two major factors - the teachers and students - directly determining the success of pre-listening activities in English classes at Quoc Hoc Hue high school.

 


Keywords


Pre-listening activities; perception; English-major students; non-English major students

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