MOBILE AUDIOBOOKS, LISTENING COMPREHENSION AND EFL COLLEGE STUDENTS

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https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v9.i4.2021.3868

Keywords:

EFL Students, Mobile Listening, Mobile Audiobooks, Listening Comprehension Skills, Oral Discourse, Oral Skill Development

Abstract [English]

This article proposes the integration of mobile () to develop EFL college students' listening comprehension skills. It aims to show the following: (i) The advantages of integrating in listening instruction; (ii) sources of ; (iii) how to search for ; (iv) criteria for selecting ; (v) examples of ; (vi) listening comprehension skills and literary appreciation skills that can be developed through supplementary ; (vii) phases of teaching and learning with and types of tasks that can be used with MAB; (viii) evaluation and assessment; (ix) the effect of on listening comprehension skill improvement and attitudes as perceived by the students; and (x) recommendations for the effective use of .

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Author Biography

Reima Al-Jarf, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Reima Al-Jarf

Reima Al-Jarf is professor of ESL, ESP, and translation. She has 700 publications and conference presentations in 70 countries. Some of her articles are published in Web of Science and Scopus-indexed journals. She reviews Ph.D. theses, promotion works, conference and grant proposals, and articles for numerous peer-reviewed international journals including some Web of Science and Scopus-indexed journals. She won 3 Excellence in Teaching Awards, and the Best Faculty Website Award at her university. Her areas of interest are: Foreign language teaching and learning, technology integration in education and translation studies.

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Published

2021-05-07

How to Cite

Al-Jarf, R. (2021). MOBILE AUDIOBOOKS, LISTENING COMPREHENSION AND EFL COLLEGE STUDENTS. International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH, 9(4), 410–423. https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v9.i4.2021.3868