An Investigation into the Effect of Authentic Materials on Iranian EFLLearners’ English Listening Comprehension

Listening comprehension means the process of understanding speech in a second or foreign language. It is theperception of information and stimuli received through the ears. Iranian EFL learners have serious difficulties inEnglish listening comprehension because Iranian universities pay more attention to grammar and reading. Theresearcher used a set of authentic materials to improve Iranian learners’ listening comprehension. The researcherexamined the effect of authentic materials on Iranian learners’ listening comprehension, their listening difficulties, andtheir listening strategies. The participants of this study were students majoring in English Language TranslationDepartment at the Payame Nour University of Rudsar. Data were collected from survey. The results of this studyindicated that authentic materials helped Iranian students improve their listening comprehension and listeningstrategies

کلیدواژه ها:

listening comprehension ، authentic materials ، listening strategy ، listening difficulty