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Effects of Video‐Based Interaction on the Development of Second Language Listening Comprehension Ability: A Longitudinal Study
Author(s) -
Saito Kazuya,
Akiyama Yuka
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
tesol quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.737
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1545-7249
pISSN - 0039-8322
DOI - 10.1002/tesq.362
Subject(s) - citation , listening comprehension , active listening , comprehension , library science , computer science , psychology , linguistics , communication , philosophy
In our precursor research (Saito & Akiyama, 2017 in Language Learning), we reported that one academic semester of video-based L2 interaction activity was facilitative of various dimensions of the Japanese learners’ spontaneous production ability development (e.g., comprehensibility, fluency and vocabulary). In this paper, we aimed to revisit the dataset to examine the effects of long-term interaction on the development of L2 comprehension ability. Following the interactionist account of L2 comprehension ability development (e.g., Ellis et al., 1994), we predicted that longitudinal interaction would enhance Japanese learners’ comprehension (measured via a general listening proficiency test), as it could provide opportunities for comprehensible input and output during meaning-oriented discourse.\udMetho