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The Effect of LyricsTraining on Listening Achievement and Listening Anxiety in Foreign Language Education
Abstract
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of LyricsTraining on the English listening achievement and listening anxiety of 7th grade middle school students. The research was conducted during the first semester of the 2023–2024 academic year at a public middle school located in a mid-sized city in Türkiye. A quasi-experimental design involving pre-test, post-test, and retention test was employed. In the experimental group, listening activities designed using LyricsTraining were implemented, while the control group followed the activities included in the 7th grade English textbook provided by the Ministry of National Education. The data were collected through a Listening Achievement Test and a Listening Anxiety Scale, and analyzed using Mixed Design ANOVA and ANCOVA. According to the results, there was no statistically significant difference between the post-test scores of the experimental and control groups. However, the results of the retention test revealed that the experimental group using LyricsTraining demonstrated more effective retention of listening skills compared to the control group. In addition, a statistically significant decrease was observed in the post-test listening anxiety scores of the experimental group. This indicates that LyricsTraining is an effective tool in reducing students’ listening anxiety. The findings suggest that LyricsTraining enhances the long-term retention of listening skills and reduces anxiety levels among students. In this regard, it is recommended that LyricsTraining be used more frequently and at regular intervals to increase its effectiveness.
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Ethical Statement
Graduate Thesis Information
This study is derived from the first author's 2025 master’s thesis at Ordu University Graduate School of Social Sciences, supervised by the second author (thesis no: 926625). The thesis title is "The effect of the use of Web 2.0 tools in foreign language teaching on the listening achievement and anxiety of seventh grade students: A LyricsTraining example."
Authors’ Contributions
This study is derived from the master’s thesis completed by the first author under the supervision of the second author. The first author conducted the research, performed data curation, and drafted the original article. The second author supervised the study and provided critical feedback on the findings. Both authors contributed to the final version of the article and approved it for publication.
Conflict of Interest
The authors declare that they have no competing interests relevant to the content of this article.
Ethical Approve
The planning and conduct of this research was approved by the Ordu University Rectorate Social and Humanities Research Ethics Committee decision dated 01/03/2023 and numbered 2023-107.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Curriculum Design Instructional Theories, Instructional Technologies
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
August 16, 2025
Submission Date
March 5, 2025
Acceptance Date
June 30, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Volume: 58 Number: 2
APA
Genç, U., & Acar Erdol, T. (2025). The Effect of LyricsTraining on Listening Achievement and Listening Anxiety in Foreign Language Education. Ankara University Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences (JFES), 58(2), 819-864. https://doi.org/10.30964/auebfd.1651336
AMA
1.Genç U, Acar Erdol T. The Effect of LyricsTraining on Listening Achievement and Listening Anxiety in Foreign Language Education. JFES. 2025;58(2):819-864. doi:10.30964/auebfd.1651336
Chicago
Genç, Uğur, and Tuba Acar Erdol. 2025. “The Effect of LyricsTraining on Listening Achievement and Listening Anxiety in Foreign Language Education”. Ankara University Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences (JFES) 58 (2): 819-64. https://doi.org/10.30964/auebfd.1651336.
EndNote
Genç U, Acar Erdol T (August 1, 2025) The Effect of LyricsTraining on Listening Achievement and Listening Anxiety in Foreign Language Education. Ankara University Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences (JFES) 58 2 819–864.
IEEE
[1]U. Genç and T. Acar Erdol, “The Effect of LyricsTraining on Listening Achievement and Listening Anxiety in Foreign Language Education”, JFES, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 819–864, Aug. 2025, doi: 10.30964/auebfd.1651336.
ISNAD
Genç, Uğur - Acar Erdol, Tuba. “The Effect of LyricsTraining on Listening Achievement and Listening Anxiety in Foreign Language Education”. Ankara University Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences (JFES) 58/2 (August 1, 2025): 819-864. https://doi.org/10.30964/auebfd.1651336.
JAMA
1.Genç U, Acar Erdol T. The Effect of LyricsTraining on Listening Achievement and Listening Anxiety in Foreign Language Education. JFES. 2025;58:819–864.
MLA
Genç, Uğur, and Tuba Acar Erdol. “The Effect of LyricsTraining on Listening Achievement and Listening Anxiety in Foreign Language Education”. Ankara University Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences (JFES), vol. 58, no. 2, Aug. 2025, pp. 819-64, doi:10.30964/auebfd.1651336.
Vancouver
1.Uğur Genç, Tuba Acar Erdol. The Effect of LyricsTraining on Listening Achievement and Listening Anxiety in Foreign Language Education. JFES. 2025 Aug. 1;58(2):819-64. doi:10.30964/auebfd.1651336