Enhancing EFL listening comprehension shills via a blended learning based program for prep stage students

Abstract EN

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of a blended learning program on developing the prep language school students' listening comprehension skills.

The present study adopted a quasi-experimental method of two-group (Pretest - Posttest design).The participants of the present study consisted of sixty students’ second year prep stag (2017-2018) from Nasser Expe-rimental School, Menia El-Kamh directorate.

They were randomly assigned into two groups, Treatment group (N=30) students and Non-treatment group (N=30) students.

The instruments of the present study included: The Pre-Post EFL listening comprehension test.

A pre-post listening comprehension test was designed to measure second year prep school.students' listening comprehension skills before and after implementing the blended learning program, t-test was used to statistically analyze the obtained data.

Findings of the study revealed that the treatment group students' EFL listening comprehension skills were developed as a result of being subjected to the blended.

learning program.

Therefore, it could be concluded that the blended learning program proved to be effective in deve-loping the submitted EFL listening comprehension skills for the 2nd year prep school students.