The Effects of Listening Journals in the Development of University Students' Listening Skills

29 pagesThis paper presents the implications of the use of listening journals in an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course, exploring the results and difficulties faced by students after the implementation of this activity. Considering that the use of different listening materials can facilitate the students’ development of listening skills and reduce their resistance and anxiety, the purpose of this action research was to check whether listening journals could reduce students’ resistance when doing listening exercises. A questionnaire was used in order to analyze how this activity affected learners, and then the data collected were described and analyzed. It can be concluded that the activity affected students in a positive way and made them feel more capable of attending a lecture in English. The results show that they showed less resistance to the listening skills as they felt more comfortable, confident, and prepared to attend lectures and classes in English