Developing Listening Skills through English Movies At the Post-Graduate Level
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Khalid Hussain
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Akhtar Ali Khan
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Rohail Anwar
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Qaisar Mahmood
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Mehmood Ul Hassan
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- Keywords:
- Audio-Visual Aids, Listening Skills, EFL Learners, Movie-Based Learning, Second Language Acquisition, Technology in Education
- Abstract
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Present era is the era of science and technology where students spend their time on
TV, Movie, Computers, Cell Phones, Laptops, Tablets, type digital screen more than books and
printed material. In this age, importance of movies cannot be denied by present age of students.
This significance has even been increased for adults. As soon as some movies release from
Hollywood, Bollywood, Lollywood or anywhere from the world, students and especially graduate
students become anxious and crazy to watch those movie. Educationists and researchers are
thinking about E-Book concept and including movies in curriculum. Purpose of the present
research also to explore impacts of movies by helping the learners of L2 in improving their
students listening skills for the post graduate students. AV aids were used in the class of 40
Punjabi EFL students for 12 weeks in Punjab, Pakistan. Pre-tests and the post tests revealed
significant results. The students’ interest for learning L2 was increased and they were able to
improve their listening skill rapidly. - Downloads
- Published
- 2015-04-08
- Issue
- Vol. 4 No. 2 (2015)
- Section
- Articles