Developing Listening Comprehension in esl students at the Intermediate Level by Reading Transcripts While Listening: a cognitive Load Perspective

THE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND INNOVATIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
GULISTAN STATE UNIVERSITY

COURSEWORK

THEME: " LISTENING IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT THE MIDDLE STAGE OF EDUCATION "

Submitted by: Faculty of Philology,
Department of the English languages and Literature
Group:44-20.Student: Khalilova D.
Supervisor: senior teacher Xatamova S.
Gulistan_2023

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CONTENTS

ABSTRACT 5
Introduction 6
Chapter1: Cognitive Load Theory 12
Chapter2: ResearchQuestion 15
Chapter3 :Participants 22
Chapter4 :Instruments 25
DataAnalysis 24
30Conclusion 31
References 32
ABSTRACT
Listening is one of the key skills needed to be proficient in a second language (L2). Some L2teachers support the development of L2 learners’ listening skills by providing input in a differentsensory mode (e.g., reading). Nevertheless, developing L2 listening skills using more than onesensory mode, may lead to cognitive overload.In order to provide effective L2 listeninginstruction, teachers need to know what learning strategies will help students improve theirlistening skills. This quasi-experimental study examined the benefits of reading a text whilelistening to it and the effect that reading-while-listening (RWL) has on an L2 learner's listeningcomprehension. The study was done with intermediate-level, English as a Second Language(ESL) students in two pre-existing classes at the English Language Center (ELC) in Provo, Utah,withoneclassusingateachingmethodthatincludedreadingandlisteningtogetherandoneclassthat did no reading, just listening. The results of this study showed that both the control groupand treatment group significantly improved their listening comprehension skills over the courseof 14 weeks. For the treatment group which had used RWL, however, their listening scores werenot significantly different from those of the control group. The pedagogical implications of thefindingsfor second language teachers teachinglistening skills are also discussed.