The role of metacognitive listening strategies awareness and podcast-use readiness in using podcasting for learning English as a foreign language

  • Authors:

  • Mehrak Rahimi;Maral Katal

  • Affiliations:

  • English Department, Faculty of Humanities, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Lavizan, 1678815811 Tehran, Iran;English Department, Faculty of Humanities, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Lavizan, 1678815811 Tehran, Iran

  • Venue:
  • Computers in Human Behavior
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners' metacognitive listening strategies awareness and podcast-use readiness in using podcasting technology for learning English as a foreign language. One hundred and forty-one EFL students completed Metacognitive Awareness Listening Questionnaire (MALQ) that assessed their awareness and perceived use of listening strategies in five components including planning-evaluation, directed attention, person knowledge, mental translation, and problem solving. They also completed a questionnaire that assessed their readiness to use podcasting in terms of familiarity, attitude, and experience. Information on participants' frequency of podcast use for learning English, frequency of the internet use, and digital device ownership was also obtained. The result of the analysis revealed that podcasting use was significantly related to metacognitive listening strategies awareness in general and its entire components except mental translation strategies while the strongest correlation was found with problem solving strategies (r=.49, p