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The Effect of Vodcasting on Listening Comprehension

NCT ID: NCT01642303

Last Updated: 2012-07-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

106 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-01-31

Study Completion Date

2012-01-31

Brief Summary

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Improvement of the internet and its tremendous growth has caused significant progress in transformation of information. Nowadays in any place of the world and in any time of the day by accessing through internet every student can use different kinds of information in World Wide Web which let him to make the best decision what, how and when to study. One of these educational technologies which are beneficial to learners is vodcast or video recording which are accessible through the internet.This paper is going to examine the listening comprehension in EFL learners and whether it may be improved by using vodcasts. So106 language learners of four different classes of Iranian higher intermediate in an English institute were chosen for this study. These learners were pre-tested by IELTS Listening Comprehension. Two classes were chosen as subject group which consisted of 54 learners. The remaining two classes were chosen as control group which consisted of 52 learners. Both groups were taught Listening Impact book, but students in subject group were provided some vodcasts based on the topic of their lessons. After 12 weeks of teaching both groups were post-tested.listening comprehension will be compared using independent t-test and paired t-test.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Listen to Vodcast

Keywords

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vodcasting,listening,language education

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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vodcasting

students who listen to downloaded vodcasting

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

vodcasting

Intervention Type OTHER

listening to downloaded vodcasting files

control

listen to the student book listening file

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

no intervension

Intervention Type OTHER

Listen to student book listening files

Interventions

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vodcasting

listening to downloaded vodcasting files

Intervention Type OTHER

no intervension

Listen to student book listening files

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* EFL learner
* upper intermediate level

Exclusion Criteria

* Other levels
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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nazila zarghi

faculty member

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

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Listening comprehension

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id