@article{article_527962, title={Is listening instruction neglected intentionaly or incidentaly in foreign language teaching contexts?}, journal={Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies}, volume={14}, pages={154–172}, year={2018}, author={Çakır, İsmail}, keywords={Listening,coursebook,correct pronunciation,fluency,self-esteem}, abstract={<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border:none;"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="608" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:456.3pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid 1pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="en-us" style="color:#7030A0;" xml:lang="en-us">Please fill up the following information accurately. (Please use Times New Roman, 12 pt. </span> </p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="608" colspan="2" style="width:456.3pt;border:solid 1pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;"> <span style="background-color:transparent;"> <b>Is listening instruction neglected intentionaly or incidentaly in foreign language teaching contexts? </b> </span> </p> <p> <b> </b> </p> <b> </b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="608" colspan="2" style="width:456.3pt;border:solid 1pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4pt;margin-right:14.2pt;margin-bottom:4pt;margin-left:14.2pt;"> </p> <div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,153,153);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.2px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> </div> <p> </p> <div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,153,153);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.2px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> <table width="100%" class="data" style="border:0px;border-spacing:0px;font-size:1em;"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td class="value" style="padding-bottom:.25em;"> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:1em 0px;"> <font color="#000000">This study aimed to explore whether foreign language learners would benefit from listening activities in the coursebooks, and to what extent  foreign language instructors use the regarding activities. It is also intended in this study to determine the views of the teachers on the effectiveness of improving learners’ listening skill through the listening activities. In this respect, 51 teachers based in elementary and high schools in the province of Kayseri, Turkey participated in the present study. The survey was administered to the participants and their views were received and analyzed using SPSS 20.0 statistics programme. The results indicate that the participants to a great extent agree that listening has a crucial role in developing learners’ listening comprehension and pronouncing the target vocabulary correctly. The results also prove that learners benefit from the effective use of listening activities in the coursebooks, in developing self-esteem and learner autonomy. </font> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="608" colspan="2" style="width:456.3pt;border:solid 1pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Information about Author(s)* </span> </b> </p> <p> <b> </b> </p> <b> </b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="608" colspan="2" style="width:456.3pt;border:solid 1pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Author 1 </span> </b> </p> <p> <b> </b> </p> <b> </b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="243" valign="top" style="width:182.5pt;border:solid 1pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Author (Last name, First name) </span> </p> <p> </p> </td> <td width="365" valign="top" style="width:273.8pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid 1pt;border-right:solid 1pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"> Çakır, İsmail </span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="243" valign="top" style="width:182.5pt;border:solid 1pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Affiliated institution (University) </span> </p> <p> </p> </td> <td width="365" valign="top" style="width:273.8pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid 1pt;border-right:solid 1pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">  </span> <span style="background-color:transparent;">Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University </span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="243" valign="top" style="width:182.5pt;border:solid 1pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Country </span> </p> <p> </p> </td> <td width="365" valign="top" style="width:273.8pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid 1pt;border-right:solid 1pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"> Turkey </sp}, number={2}, publisher={Hacettepe Üniversitesi} }