A REVIEW ON DEVELOPING ENGLISH LISTENING SKILLS THROUGH MULTIMEDIA AND VIDEO TOOLS

Year 2022, Volume: 11 Issue: 2, 193 - 212, 30.12.2022

Dilek Gökçe

Abstract

In this study, articles published in Turkey and around the world in 2012-2022 on the development of English language skills with multimedia and video tools were scanned using the keywords English listening skills, multimedia, video tools in the databases of Ulakbim-Tübitak Dergipark, Mendeley and Academia. The collected data were analyzed by using descriptive method and framing them in terms of year of research, study group, research design, findings and most frequently researched tools. According to the articles, the most research was done in 2020 and 2021.Most of the researches were made in Indonesia and Turkey. In the study groups, most studies were carried out at the university and secondary education level, and no studies were conducted on pre-school. Quantitative research was preferred more in the research design. The use of multimedia materials in listening skills increased the interaction by making the students active and creative, and improved their metacognitive listening strategies and critical listening skills by enabling students to understand better their learning processes. It is observed that multimedia tools have positive effects on students' listening skills, reduce anxiety and positively affect their perceptions, interests and motivations. In the researches, applications such as YouTube, Tedtalks, Ello, VoA. were studied frequently.

Keywords

English Listening Skills, multimedia, video tools

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