INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO IMPROVING ENGLISH LISTENING COMPREHENSION KILLS AMONG ICT STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37547/Keywords:
listening comprehension, ICT students, higher education, English language teaching, digital technologies, blended learning, podcasts.Abstract
Listening comprehension is one of the most essential language skills for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) students. As English has become the dominant language of programming, software documentation, online courses, webinars, and international communication, ICT students are expected to possess advanced listening competence to access authentic learning resources and participate effectively in the global digital environment. However, many university students encounter difficulties in understanding authentic spoken English due to limited exposure, lack of appropriate teaching strategies, and insufficient use of technology-enhanced learning tools. This study investigates innovative approaches to improving English listening comprehension skills among ICT students in higher education. The research highlights the effectiveness of podcasts, video conferencing platforms, flipped classroom methodology, and task-based learning activities in developing students’ listening competence. The findings indicate that integrating digital technologies with communicative teaching methods significantly increases students’ motivation, listening accuracy, vocabulary acquisition, and overall communicative competence.
Downloads
References
1.Gilakjani, A. P., & Sabouri, N. B. (2016). Learners' Listening Comprehension Difficulties in English Language Learning: A Literature Review. English Language Teaching, 9(6), 123–133.
2.Mayer, R. E. (2021). Multimedia Learning (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press.
3.Richards, J. C. (2008). Teaching Listening and Speaking: From Theory to Practice. Cambridge University Press.
4.Rost, M. (2016). Teaching and Researching Listening (3rd ed.). Routledge.
5.Vandergrift, L., & Goh, C. C. M. (2012). Teaching and Learning Second Language Listening: Metacognition in Action. Routledge.
6.Ellis, R. (2018). Task-Based Language Teaching. Oxford University Press.
7.Chapelle, C. A. (2020). Teaching Culture in Introduction to Applied Linguistics. Wiley Blackwell.
8.Hubbard, P., & Levy, M. (2016). The Routledge Handbook of CALL. Routledge.
9.Nation, I. S. P., & Newton, J. (2020). Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking. Routledge.
10.Tomlinson, B. (2018). Materials Development for Language Learning and Teaching. Cambridge University Press.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Articles published in this journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0). Under this license:
- Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
- Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercially
Attribution required: You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Authors retain copyright of their work while granting the journal first publication rights.
