The Effects of Listening Styles on Business English Listening Performances of Non-English Majors in China  

Oleh:

Chun, Jiang ; Lingjuan, Zeng

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Asian ESP Journal vol. 7 no. 1 (2011), page 110-137.
Topik: Business English listening performance; listening style; Non-English major students; language proficiency; listening comprehension process
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global and synthetic (Kirby, 1988). Based on the three models of listening comprehension processes of bottom-up, top-down and interactive (Richards, 1987), this study examines the effects of listening styles of non-English major students in China on Business English (BE) listening performance. The findings show that the subjects with analytic style account for the largest proportion while the subjects with global style account for the smallest proportion. Advanced learners tend to adopt synthetic listening styles and they perform better than the analytic and global style listeners. The findings also confirm a linear correlation between listening style and language proficiency while both of them significantly influence Business English (BE) listening comprehension performance.The teaching implications are of two folds. First, since different students have different listening habits and styles, teachers could tailor teaching methodologies to suit listening styles. Second, it is advisable for teachers to help students identify, understand and, if necessary, gradually change their listening style so that they can improve their BE listening comprehension performances.

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