Comparison of Critical Listening Proficiency of Teacher Candidates in Terms of Several Variables.

Abstract

In 2017 and 2018, engineering applications and design process were given weight to with the updates carried out in the Physical Sciences Lesson Curriculum in Turkey. For the STEM education which is at the center of this update to reach its target, it is highly important that students accurately learn what engineers do, what their work field is, the characteristics they should carry and understand the nature of engineering. The present study aims to identify the perception of engineers of 5th, 6th and 7th grade middle school students through drawings. Research Methods: The study group of this research which is a descriptive

Integrating SRS Tools into Listening Triangle Strategy for Enhancing Faculty of Education English Majors' EFL critical Listening Skills

“…They are not motivated to listen actively to spoken English instead, they act as passive learners who may feel that their listening problems are insurmountable and impossible to solve. As mentioned by Kazu and Demiralp (2017) critical listening becomes impossible when students are totally passive in listening classes. Hence, it becomes critical for FL instructors to help students tackle such serious problems through being active participants.…”

“…Hence, instructors of English as a foreign language face certain prevailing challenges while trying to help students develop their critical listening skills such as, understanding the listening process, choosing the medium to teach listening and handling affective factors as anxiety and motivation. (Hedge, 2005;Luchini, 2009;Bozorgian & Pillary, 2013;Kassem, 2015;Kazu & Demiralp, 2017 Recently, much interest has been expressed in examining various techniques and methods that can contribute to the development of different types of EFL listening skills. For instance, Possessing strong linguistic proficiency, has proved to be a strong factor in developing EFL listening skills as it can help FL students overcome listening obstacles, be skilled listeners and compensate for limited proficiency.…”

“…In addition, Kazu and Demiralp (2017) have conducted a research to determine the level of critical listening proficiency of the teacher candidates. The research sample consisted of 672 teacher candidates studying as senior students in their own.…”

Using AudioBook-Based Activities for Developing EFL Secondary Stage Students' Critical Listening Skills and their Attitude towards it

“…Critical listening is attentively treated as effective listening (Kazu and Demiralp, 2017). Listening with an open mind is necessary in critical listening to get a better understanding of the speaker's message.…”

Using a Program Based on Embodied Learning and Online Task Activities For Developing Student Teachers' EFL Critical Listening Skills and Willingness to Communicate

“…Another issue in listening instruction is the lack of guidance on how learners can self-direct and evaluate their efforts to improve their listening. Many learners desire to improve their listening by actively participating in class activities and doing homework in the hope that these will help them become good listeners (Córdoba Zúñiga & Rangel Gutiérrez, 2018, Kazu & DemiralP ,2017,Li , 2017. Baharman , Damaianti & Mulyati (2019) clarified that listening is the process of interpreting an utterance or speech in English language by combining what is heard and what is already known.It is a series of codes that are made by a speaker through the process of coding and then received by the listener through the process of decoding.…”