听力计谋研究.ppt

A Study on Listening Strategies Used by Chinese College Non-English Majors Presented by 任小蓉 张路 马帅 毛晶玥 文兴华 Research gap and Research questions Methodology Data analysis Conclusion Research gap and Research questions Goals to bridge the gap To get some concept about the listening strategy use of Chinese college non-English majors To find about their self-evaluation of their listening strategy use Research Questions 1. What learning strategies do Chinese college non-English majors frequently use in English listening comprehension? 2. How gender difference would be related to the use of listening strategies? 3. How helpful do learners perceive the listening strategies they are using? Methodology Subject Subject: A total of 50 students participated in this study. They were all second-year non-English majors from Hubei University. Their major is secretary. Their ages ranged from 18 to 22 with the average of 20．There were 17 male students and 33 female students．Their mother tongue is Chinese and they have taken English as a foreign language from junior high school. Instrument Questionnaire This questionnaire consists of three parts： 1.Personal information of the participal 2.The second part is adapted from that of Boyle (1984) to investigate the facts affecting listening comprehension and to look into the listening comprehension strategies used by the subjects．The initial questionnaire was piloted with the students in Linyi Educational College beforehand and was analyzed for reliability before actal use in the main study. 3. The third part contains 39 listening activities. They are divided into three sections according to OMalley and Chamot (1990) classification of learning strategies. Questionnaire items in categories