Essam Mohammed Mustafa Elewah: The Effects of using listening triangle strategy on Developing EFL literal Listening Comprehension Skills

Abstract

The current study aimed at investigating the effects of using the triangle listening strategy in developing preparatory stage pupils EFL listening comprehension skills. The participants were sixty-four,1 st year preparatory stage pupils enrolled at Kafr Salamoon Preparatory School in Kom Hamada Educational Administration They were divided into two groups: an experimental group (n= 32) and a control group (n= 32 ). The study instrument was an EFL listening comprehension test. The participants of the experimental group were taught using the triangle listening strategy while the participants of the control group received regular instruction. The data obtained were statistically analyzed. The results revealed that using the triangle listening strategy was effective in developing preparatory stage pupils EFL listening comprehension skills in English as a foreign language