This study explores the relationship between affective variables and listening strategies. The ma... more This study explores the relationship between affective variables and listening strategies. The main objective is to investigate the relationship between extroversion/introversion personality variables and the English as Foreign Language learners' performance on listening strategies. The study was conducted on a group of 140 male and female Iranian EFL learners from two different Azad University, i.e. Tehran-Jonoub and Roudehen who participated and answered a Nelson proficiency test. 40 homogeneous subjects chosen from each university responded to Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and based on the result of this questionnaire, the subjects were divided into extroverts and introverts. IELTS Listening comprehension test as the final exam of for their course was developed to elicit the listening scores of each group. Finally, to observe whether or not there is any significant difference between the two groups in term of listening, the collected data was put in SPSS 18 and the results showed that Extroversion/Introversion personality trait has significant effect on the EFL learners' listening, i.e. Extroverts' perform better than Introverts. To cite this paper: Araghi SM, Fam A and Ziaei E. 2012. The effect of personality on the English as foreign language learners' performance on listening comprehension: extroverts vs.
This study explores the relationship between affective variables and listening strategies. The ma... more This study explores the relationship between affective variables and listening strategies. The main objective is to investigate the relationship between extroversion/introversion personality variables and the English as Foreign Language learners' performance on listening strategies. The study was conducted on a group of 140 male and female Iranian EFL learners from two different Azad University, i.e. Tehran-Jonoub and Roudehen who participated and answered a Nelson proficiency test. 40 homogeneous subjects chosen from each university responded to Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and based on the result of this questionnaire, the subjects were divided into extroverts and introverts. IELTS Listening comprehension test as the final exam of for their course was developed to elicit the listening scores of each group. Finally, to observe whether or not there is any significant difference between the two groups in term of listening, the collected data was put in SPSS 18 and the results showed that Extroversion/Introversion personality trait has significant effect on the EFL learners' listening, i.e. Extroverts' perform better than Introverts. To cite this paper: Araghi SM, Fam A and Ziaei E. 2012. The effect of personality on the English as foreign language learners' performance on listening comprehension: extroverts vs.
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