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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERMEDIATE EFL LEARNERS’ LISTENING PERFORMANCE AND LISTENING ANXIETY

Vol. 2, Jul-Dec 2016 | Page: 1-9

Farnaz Ebadi
Department of English, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran

Mohammad Reza Oroji
Department of English, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran

Received: 15-05-2016, Accepted: 24-06-2016, Published Online: 02-07-2016


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Abstract

Listening has changed its position from a passive activity as which deserved less class time to an active process through which language acquisition takes place and it has obtained much attention both in language pedagogy and in research (Vandergrift, 2004). The present study investigated the relationships between listening anxiety and listening performance. The population was 56, male and female, Iranian MA EFL learners studying TEFL in Islamic Azad University of Zanjan. In order to make the participants homogeneous, Oxford Placement Test (OPT) was run and 30 learners were selected as the final participants. After homogenizing the students as intermediate ones, a valid questionnaire of Foreign Language Listening Anxiety Scale (FLLAS) by Kim (2000) was administered to the 30 intermediate students. Having administered the questionnaire, the researcher asked the subjects to sit for an IELTS listening test taken from Cambridge ILTS. The data collected from the questionnaire and as well as the scores of their listening performances were analyzed through SPSS (21.00). Results indicated that there was a significant and negative relationship between listening anxiety and learners’ listening performances. The results of this study may provide insights into helping EFL learners to reduce their listening test anxiety and also increase the level of their confidence.

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