The Role of Listening and Speaking Learning Strategies in Motivational Self-Regulation and Communication Ability: A Mixed-Methods Study
Subject Areas : Educational ScienceGhasem Modarresi 1 , Gholam Reza Kazemi 2 , Hassan Naseri 3
1 - Department of English, Quchan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Quchan, Iran
2 - Department of Persian Literature, Quchan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Quchan, Iran
3 - Department of English, Quchan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Quchan, Iran
Keywords: Listening strategies, Speaking strategies, Motivational self-regulation, Communication ability, Learning English language,
Abstract :
There needs to be more research on the role that listening and speaking strategies could play in motivational self-regulation for EFL learners in the Iranian context. The current study, adopting a sequential mixed-methods design, mainly aims at investigating whether listening and speaking strategies are conducive to motivational self-regulation and communication ability. In doing so, a pool of 36 EFL pre-intermediate learners participated in the quantitative part of the study based on convenience sampling, and eight learners participated in the qualitative part of the study based on purposive sampling. A number of questionnaires were used to measure motivational self-regulation and communication ability. To analyze the data, one-way ANCOVA, a semi-structured interview method and inter-coder reliability were conducted. The results revealed that there was a significance difference between the two groups with respect to motivational self-regulation. Moreover, the results confirmed that there was a significant difference between the two groups with regard to communication ability. Following the inter-coder reliability, the results of semi-structured interviews revealed six common themes emerging from the students’ responses namely: thought-provoking, facilitative, new, practical, engaging, and scaffolding. In the end, the study offers some practical implications for EFL learners and teachers.
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