The effect of using top-down strategies on developing listening comprehension of al-Aqsa University EFL female students

Abstract EN

The study aimed to investigate the effect of using top-down listening processing strategies on developing listening comprehension of al-Aqsa university EFL (English as a foreign language) female students.

to achieve the study aim, the researcher employed three instruments i.e., a listening comprehension test, teaching worksheets, and an open-ended questionnaire.

participants were sixty four palestinian EFL female students, who were divided into two equivalent groups I.E, experimental group and control group.

while top-down listening strategies were taught to the experimental group students, the control group students received no instruction at all.

results showed that using top-down listening strategies improved the participants' EFL listening comprehension.

moreover, the open-ended questionnaire data showed that the participants had positive views on such strategies.

in light of the study results, pedagogical implications were introduced.