1.5 Summary of the Contents of Each Chapter
1.5 summary of the contents of each chapterchapter 1, an introduction, includes the background of the study, the statement of the problems, the aims of the study, and a summary of the contents of the book.
chapter 2 provides a chronological survey of studies in efl listening comprehension and examines such factors as repetition, schema, and metacognitive listening awareness and strategies. this chapter also provides a survey of studies that have investigated incidental vocabulary acquisition through listening.
chapter 3 reports the pilot study. it served as a means of testing the design, procedures and materials to be used in the main study.
chapter 4 describes the method employed in the main study. the research context, the participants and the instruments used in the instruction are also described. this chapter concludes with a description of the data collection and data analysis procedures.
chapter 5 reports the results for research questions 1 and 2. it first presents the results of the participants' listening comprehension tests and vocabulary posttests, then presents a brief summary of the main findings, and finally concludes with a discussion of the main findings.
similar to the structure of chapter 5, chapter 6 reports the results for research questions 3 and 4. it first presents the results relating to the participants' metacognitive listening awareness questionnaire responses, listening comprehension tests and vocabulary posttests, then presents a brief summary of the findings, and finally concludes with a discussion of the main findings.
chapter 7 provides a summary of the main findings and then considers the pedagogical and theoretical implications. it concludes with a consideration of the limitations of the study and suggestions for future research.
chapter 2 provides a chronological survey of studies in efl listening comprehension and examines such factors as repetition, schema, and metacognitive listening awareness and strategies. this chapter also provides a survey of studies that have investigated incidental vocabulary acquisition through listening.
chapter 3 reports the pilot study. it served as a means of testing the design, procedures and materials to be used in the main study.
chapter 4 describes the method employed in the main study. the research context, the participants and the instruments used in the instruction are also described. this chapter concludes with a description of the data collection and data analysis procedures.
chapter 5 reports the results for research questions 1 and 2. it first presents the results of the participants' listening comprehension tests and vocabulary posttests, then presents a brief summary of the main findings, and finally concludes with a discussion of the main findings.
similar to the structure of chapter 5, chapter 6 reports the results for research questions 3 and 4. it first presents the results relating to the participants' metacognitive listening awareness questionnaire responses, listening comprehension tests and vocabulary posttests, then presents a brief summary of the findings, and finally concludes with a discussion of the main findings.
chapter 7 provides a summary of the main findings and then considers the pedagogical and theoretical implications. it concludes with a consideration of the limitations of the study and suggestions for future research.