Iranian EFL Learners’ Attitudes toward Using British Council Video Clips and Podcasts for Listening Comprehension

The current study intended to use CALL program to investigate the attitudes of Iranian intermediate EFL learners toward using British Council video clips and podcasts for listening comprehension. The participants were selected from among 110 intermediate learners based on their performance on a language proficiency test. The 90 female EFL learners were selected and divided into the three groups (one control group and two experimental groups) of 30 participants in each. One of the experimental groups received British Council video clips while the other experimental group practiced through the British Council podcasts. The control group received the same lesson plans without the use of video clips and podcasts. Once the treatment was over, the attitude questionnaire was administered to all groups. Moreover, to test the null hypothesis, ANOVA and Scheffe s test were employed. Based on the obtained results, it could be concluded that there was a significant difference between the mean scores of the three groups on the attitude questionnaire. In other words, the video clips had the most statistically significant effect on the positive attitude of intermediate learners in comparison with the other groups.

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British Council video clips & podcasts ، attitudes ، listening comprehension