Exploring the association among working memory, anxiety and Iranian EFL learners’ listening comprehension
Abstract This study was intended to investigate the relationship between working memory, anxiety and Iranian EFL learners’ listening comprehension. For the purpose of this study, 60 Iranian pre-intermediate EFL learners were selected among 80 students at a private language institute in Hamadan, Iran...
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| description | Abstract This study was intended to investigate the relationship between working memory, anxiety and Iranian EFL learners’ listening comprehension. For the purpose of this study, 60 Iranian pre-intermediate EFL learners were selected among 80 students at a private language institute in Hamadan, Iran. They participated in a homogeneity test (Oxford Quick Placement Test) to determine their homogeneity level. At first, two working memory span tests was administered to participants. Moreover, foreign language listening anxiety questionnaire and listening comprehension tests were applied as another data gathering instruments. Pearson’s Product moment correlation and one-way ANOVA were used to analyze the data. It was revealed that there was a strong, negative relationship between FL listening comprehension and listening anxiety. The study showed that a large number of the students experience high level of anxiety. Consequently, they were poor in their listening comprehension test implementation. Also, regarding working memory, it was found that working memory is an efficient and paramount prophesier for EFL listening comprehension. Learners with larger working memory capacity more likely have better abilities in listening. In addition, this study provides some pedagogical implications on EFL teaching. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bbad0253bcf4438ba175a45216a980632022-12-22T00:50:28ZengSpringerOpenAsian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education2363-51692018-11-013111710.1186/s40862-018-0061-3Exploring the association among working memory, anxiety and Iranian EFL learners’ listening comprehensionEhsan Namaziandost0Mitra Hafezian1Sajad Shafiee2Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad UniversityDepartment of English language, Bu-ali Sina UniversityDepartment of English, Faculty of Humanities, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad UniversityAbstract This study was intended to investigate the relationship between working memory, anxiety and Iranian EFL learners’ listening comprehension. For the purpose of this study, 60 Iranian pre-intermediate EFL learners were selected among 80 students at a private language institute in Hamadan, Iran. They participated in a homogeneity test (Oxford Quick Placement Test) to determine their homogeneity level. At first, two working memory span tests was administered to participants. Moreover, foreign language listening anxiety questionnaire and listening comprehension tests were applied as another data gathering instruments. Pearson’s Product moment correlation and one-way ANOVA were used to analyze the data. It was revealed that there was a strong, negative relationship between FL listening comprehension and listening anxiety. The study showed that a large number of the students experience high level of anxiety. Consequently, they were poor in their listening comprehension test implementation. Also, regarding working memory, it was found that working memory is an efficient and paramount prophesier for EFL listening comprehension. Learners with larger working memory capacity more likely have better abilities in listening. In addition, this study provides some pedagogical implications on EFL teaching.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40862-018-0061-3AnxietyListening comprehensionForeign language listeningForeign languageListening anxietyWorking memory |
| spellingShingle | Ehsan Namaziandost Mitra Hafezian Sajad Shafiee Exploring the association among working memory, anxiety and Iranian EFL learners’ listening comprehension Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education Anxiety Listening comprehension Foreign language listening Foreign language Listening anxiety Working memory |
| title | Exploring the association among working memory, anxiety and Iranian EFL learners’ listening comprehension |
| title_full | Exploring the association among working memory, anxiety and Iranian EFL learners’ listening comprehension |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the association among working memory, anxiety and Iranian EFL learners’ listening comprehension |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the association among working memory, anxiety and Iranian EFL learners’ listening comprehension |
| title_short | Exploring the association among working memory, anxiety and Iranian EFL learners’ listening comprehension |
| title_sort | exploring the association among working memory anxiety and iranian efl learners listening comprehension |
| topic | Anxiety Listening comprehension Foreign language listening Foreign language Listening anxiety Working memory |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40862-018-0061-3 |
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