The effect of dynamic assessment on L2 learners’ listening comprehension

Group dynamic assessment (G-DA), which is grounded in Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory (SCT), explores the role of social interaction and collaboration in the development of participants’ listening performance. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of G-DA approach on listening comprehen...

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Autores principales: Ali Roohani, Bashir Jam, Shiva Yeganeh, Masoud Rahimi Domakani
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c43a7216317840f1959d2c02362f4bf62021-11-25T13:20:03ZThe effect of dynamic assessment on L2 learners’ listening comprehension10.5565/rev/jtl3.7512013-6196https://doaj.org/article/c43a7216317840f1959d2c02362f4bf62018-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistes.uab.cat/jtl3/article/view/751https://doaj.org/toc/2013-6196 Group dynamic assessment (G-DA), which is grounded in Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory (SCT), explores the role of social interaction and collaboration in the development of participants’ listening performance. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of G-DA approach on listening comprehension of English as a foreign language(EFL) learners in two time intervals. To this end, twenty learners were selected from among Iranian EFL learners at an English language institute. The quantitative data analysis revealed that mediational strategies which were offered to learners within the group’s Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) could enhance their listening comprehension. These findings have important implications for all classroom teachers who can benefit from different designs of integrating instruction and assessment through offering mediational strategies to assist L2 learners in the development of their listening skill. Ali RoohaniBashir JamShiva YeganehMasoud Rahimi DomakaniUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelonaarticledynamic assessmentzone of proximal developmentlistening comprehensionSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Language and LiteraturePCAENESFRBellaterra Journal of Teaching & Learning Language & Literature, Vol 11, Iss 4 (2018)
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topic dynamic assessment
zone of proximal development
listening comprehension
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spellingShingle dynamic assessment
zone of proximal development
listening comprehension
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
Language and Literature
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Ali Roohani
Bashir Jam
Shiva Yeganeh
Masoud Rahimi Domakani
The effect of dynamic assessment on L2 learners’ listening comprehension
description Group dynamic assessment (G-DA), which is grounded in Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory (SCT), explores the role of social interaction and collaboration in the development of participants’ listening performance. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of G-DA approach on listening comprehension of English as a foreign language(EFL) learners in two time intervals. To this end, twenty learners were selected from among Iranian EFL learners at an English language institute. The quantitative data analysis revealed that mediational strategies which were offered to learners within the group’s Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) could enhance their listening comprehension. These findings have important implications for all classroom teachers who can benefit from different designs of integrating instruction and assessment through offering mediational strategies to assist L2 learners in the development of their listening skill.
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