TY - JOUR ID - 58193 TI - On the Impact of Intensive/ Reactive Performance on EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension Ability (Research Paper) JO - Iranian Journal of English for Academic Purposes JA - IJEAP LA - en SN - 2476-3187 AU - Farrokh, Parisa AD - English Translation Department, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran Y1 - 2018 PY - 2018 VL - 6 IS - 1 SP - 17 EP - 30 KW - cross-linguistic and cross-cultural variation KW - epistemic modality markers KW - Persian/English KW - research articles DO - N2 - Listening comprehension plays a significant role in developing foreign language learning and it can be considered as a useful skill to gain sufficient comprehensible input. The current research sought to explore the effectiveness of using reactive/performance versus intensive one on Iranian intermediate English learners’ listening comprehension ability. It was carried out at Kish English Language Institute in Tehran among 60 intermediate female learners with the age range of 10-19 through a quasi-experimental research design. The participants were assigned into two groups. First, the pretest was administered to each group. The test was taken from the book ‘Four Corners’. Then, one group was exposed to intensive performance and the other group received reactive performance. After ten sessions, a post-test that was the parallel form of the pretest, was administrated to the both groups. Finally, the data were analyzed using an independent and paired samplest-tests. Results showed that teaching listening based on intensive performance had a significant effect on learners’ listening comprehension. The findings may have some useful implications for language teachers.   UR - https://journalscmu.sinaweb.net/article_58193.html L1 - https://journalscmu.sinaweb.net/article_58193_f2eddced18bb4a708e4402ff34271436.pdf ER -