A Study of Spanish Students' Metacognitive Awareness in Listening Comprehension [PowerPoint presentation]

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dc.contributor.authorGuedez-Fernandez, Romulo
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-17T17:23:55Z
dc.date.available2013-09-17T17:23:55Z
dc.date.issued2013-09-17
dc.descriptionPaper presented at the Biennial Conference of The University of the West Indies Schools of Education, 23-25 April, 2013, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study reports on an investigation into the progress of listening comprehension of a group of Level 3 Spanish language undergraduate students at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus. The passion for Spanish language that most undergraduate students possess comes from their Spanish heritage, from their links to a Spanish-speaking country, or from their desire to learn a second language (L2). Participants (N=35) were taught by the same teacher and listened to the same listening texts the same number of times. Listening strategy instruction to guide students' attention on their listening process was provided. Development of metacognition (planning, monitoring, evaluation, and problem solving) was tracked using an adapted version of the Metacognitive Awareness Listening Questionnaire (MALQ) designed by Vandergrift et al (2006). During the period of this study, students took five listening comprehension tests; after every test they completed an MALQ and responded to a self-assessment/reflection sheet. The entire group showed improvement in listening comprehension. The paper discusses the complex interplay and relationship of students' metacognition, progress in listening comprehension, and the impact of listening strategy instruction. The article concludes by suggesting the incorporation of metacognitive instruction in the L2 classroom practice as a way of raising student awareness of the L2 listening process, and of leading students to develop control over their own learning processen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/17409
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectListeningen_US
dc.subjectComprehensionen_US
dc.subjectForeign language educationen_US
dc.subjectSpanishen_US
dc.subjectUndergraduate studentsen_US
dc.subjectTeaching techniquesen_US
dc.subjectSecond language instructionen_US
dc.subjectThe University of the West Indies, St. Augustineen_US
dc.subjectTrinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.titleA Study of Spanish Students' Metacognitive Awareness in Listening Comprehension [PowerPoint presentation]en_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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