Effects of varied numbers of supplemental video-podcasts on Saudi EFL male undergraduates’ listening comprehension and attitudes towards video-podcasts in listening

Effects of varied numbers of supplemental video-podcasts on Saudi EFL male undergraduates’ listening comprehension and attitudes towards video-podcasts in listening

The current use of podcasts, as a new channel to input knowledge, has effectively been promoting listening comprehension which consequently has increased the acquisition of target language among learners. The current study investigated the effects of Video-Podcasts integration on listening comprehen...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shahid, Shahid Hussain
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2018
Subjects:
PE English
PR English literature
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24998/1/Effects%20of%20varied%20numbers%20of%20supplemental%20video-podcasts%20on%20Saudi%20EFL%20male.pdf
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my-ump-ir.24998
record_format uketd_dc
spelling my-ump-ir.249982021-08-09T04:59:07Z Effects of varied numbers of supplemental video-podcasts on Saudi EFL male undergraduates’ listening comprehension and attitudes towards video-podcasts in listening 2018-07 Shahid, Shahid Hussain PE English PR English literature The current use of podcasts, as a new channel to input knowledge, has effectively been promoting listening comprehension which consequently has increased the acquisition of target language among learners. The current study investigated the effects of Video-Podcasts integration on listening comprehension, and the effects of varied number of Video-Podcasts on listening comprehension as well as on students’ attitudes. The twelve-week (12) quantitative study employed a quasi-experimental pre-test post-test design. Samples included 120 English major male undergraduates from a University in Saudi Arabia. Three experimental groups were randomly assigned to 5 video-podcasts, 10 video-podcasts, and 15 Video-Podcasts groups to form the experimental group, and a fourth group was treated as the control group. In analysing the data of the current study, ANCOVA, ANOVA and descriptive techniques were employed. Findings showed that the three podcast groups significantly outperformed on the post-test. Regarding the effects of different number of video-podcasts, the results exhibited differing degrees of enhancement in listening comprehension. Although, all the three experimental groups outperformed the control group, no significant difference was found between the control and 5; and between 10 and 15 Video-Podcasts groups. The significant difference, however, was noted when the control group was compared to 10 and 15 video-podcast groups. Similarly, the difference between 5 and 10; and between 5 and 15 video-podcast groups was also significant. In addition, the students were found having positive attitudes towards Video-Podcasts in listening. However, the increased number of Video- Podcasts as input material influenced students’ attitude to a little extent only. The findings imply that Video-Podcasts are useful resource for enhancing EFL learners’ listening comprehension. However, it is essential to pay attention on the pedagogical design and usage of Video-Podcasts to show practitioners its most effective use in higher education. 2018-07 Thesis http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24998/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24998/1/Effects%20of%20varied%20numbers%20of%20supplemental%20video-podcasts%20on%20Saudi%20EFL%20male.pdf pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Malaysia Pahang Centre for Modern Languages and Human Sciences
institution Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah
collection UMPSA Institutional Repository
language English
topic PE English
PR English literature
spellingShingle PE English
PR English literature
Shahid, Shahid Hussain
Effects of varied numbers of supplemental video-podcasts on Saudi EFL male undergraduates’ listening comprehension and attitudes towards video-podcasts in listening
description The current use of podcasts, as a new channel to input knowledge, has effectively been promoting listening comprehension which consequently has increased the acquisition of target language among learners. The current study investigated the effects of Video-Podcasts integration on listening comprehension, and the effects of varied number of Video-Podcasts on listening comprehension as well as on students’ attitudes. The twelve-week (12) quantitative study employed a quasi-experimental pre-test post-test design. Samples included 120 English major male undergraduates from a University in Saudi Arabia. Three experimental groups were randomly assigned to 5 video-podcasts, 10 video-podcasts, and 15 Video-Podcasts groups to form the experimental group, and a fourth group was treated as the control group. In analysing the data of the current study, ANCOVA, ANOVA and descriptive techniques were employed. Findings showed that the three podcast groups significantly outperformed on the post-test. Regarding the effects of different number of video-podcasts, the results exhibited differing degrees of enhancement in listening comprehension. Although, all the three experimental groups outperformed the control group, no significant difference was found between the control and 5; and between 10 and 15 Video-Podcasts groups. The significant difference, however, was noted when the control group was compared to 10 and 15 video-podcast groups. Similarly, the difference between 5 and 10; and between 5 and 15 video-podcast groups was also significant. In addition, the students were found having positive attitudes towards Video-Podcasts in listening. However, the increased number of Video- Podcasts as input material influenced students’ attitude to a little extent only. The findings imply that Video-Podcasts are useful resource for enhancing EFL learners’ listening comprehension. However, it is essential to pay attention on the pedagogical design and usage of Video-Podcasts to show practitioners its most effective use in higher education.
format Thesis
qualification_name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level Doctorate
author Shahid, Shahid Hussain
author_facet Shahid, Shahid Hussain
author_sort Shahid, Shahid Hussain
title Effects of varied numbers of supplemental video-podcasts on Saudi EFL male undergraduates’ listening comprehension and attitudes towards video-podcasts in listening
title_short Effects of varied numbers of supplemental video-podcasts on Saudi EFL male undergraduates’ listening comprehension and attitudes towards video-podcasts in listening
title_full Effects of varied numbers of supplemental video-podcasts on Saudi EFL male undergraduates’ listening comprehension and attitudes towards video-podcasts in listening
title_fullStr Effects of varied numbers of supplemental video-podcasts on Saudi EFL male undergraduates’ listening comprehension and attitudes towards video-podcasts in listening
title_full_unstemmed Effects of varied numbers of supplemental video-podcasts on Saudi EFL male undergraduates’ listening comprehension and attitudes towards video-podcasts in listening
title_sort effects of varied numbers of supplemental video-podcasts on saudi efl male undergraduates’ listening comprehension and attitudes towards video-podcasts in listening
granting_institution Universiti Malaysia Pahang
granting_department Centre for Modern Languages and Human Sciences
publishDate 2018
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24998/1/Effects%20of%20varied%20numbers%20of%20supplemental%20video-podcasts%20on%20Saudi%20EFL%20male.pdf
_version_ 1783732088476794880

Similar Items