Revue algérienne des lettres
Volume 6, Numéro 1, Pages 355-364
2022-07-23

Impact Of Metacognitive Strategy Instruction On Second Year Algerian Efl Students’ Listening Performance

Authors : Ali Bacha Sabrina .

Abstract

This research aims at investigating the impact of metacognitive strategy instruction on the listening performance of second-year Algerian EFL students at Abu el Kacem Saad Allah University, in Algiers. It also attempts to examine whether or not students’ metacognitive awareness and their perceived use of the listening strategies, are affected by metacognitive strategy instruction, within the framework of process-based approach. The participants of this quasi-experimental research are 60 second-year Algerian EFL students, randomly assigned into experimental (N=30) and control (N=30) groups. Data were collected through administering a listening IELTS test and a Metacognitive Awareness Listening Questionnaire (MALQ), which are both used before and after the intervention. The results indicate that metacognitive instruction has significantly improved students’ listening performance and has raised their metacognitive awareness.

Keywords

strategy instruction, metacognitive awareness, listening performance, listening strategies, process-based approach.