Listening to audio-recorded speech in a foreign language : an investigation of playback behaviours as overt strategies
Most studies of learner strategies rely on introspection as the principal method of data collection, particularly in the case of listening strategies, given the covert nature of listening processes. This study postulates that the operations performed by listeners on their machines while listening to recorded speech (stop, rewind, play) are overt behaviours that can be related to specific processes/strategies. Methods of investigation based on the notion of ~playback listening~ (PL) are proposed and evaluated through a set of three experiments. Subjects were undergraduate students registered on Spanish beginner courses in two British universities. Experiment 1 examined the strategies related to pausing in three conditions (no pauses, teacher-controlled, subject-controlled) using both observational and introspective data (N=39). Experiment 2 analysed the playback patterns and recall scores of 16 subjects in a listening test comprising two recordings and allowing free playback. Experiment 3 analysed the playback patterns and conversations between task partners while working in pairs (22 protocols) on different recordings using free playback. The methods described succeeded in establishing a number of specific
Fernandez-Toro, MarĂ­a
Listening to audio-recorded speech in a foreign language : an investigation of playback behaviours as overt strategies. Most studies of learner strategies rely on introspection as the principal method of data collection, particularly in the case of listening strategies, given the covert nature of listening processes. This study postulates that the operations performed by listeners on their machines while listening to recorded speech (stop, rewind, play) are overt behaviours that can be related to specific processes/strategies. Methods of investigation based on the notion of ~playback listening~ (PL) are proposed and evaluated through a set of three experiments. Subjects were undergraduate students registered on Spanish beginner courses in two British universities. Experiment 1 examined the strategies related to pausing in three conditions (no pauses, teacher-controlled, subject-controlled) using both observational and introspective data (N=39). Experiment 2 analysed the playback patterns and recall scores of 16 subjects in a listening test comprising two recordings and allowing free playback. Experiment 3 analysed the playback patterns and conversations between task partners while working in pairs (22 protocols) on different recordings using free playback. The methods described succeeded in establishing a number of specific
listening audio recorded speech foreign_language investigation behaviour overt strategy study learner strategy rely introspection principal method data_collection particularly case listen strategy give covert nature listen process study postulate operation perform listener machine listen record speech stop play overt behaviour relate specific processes strategies methods investigation base notion listening propose evaluate set experiment subjects undergraduate_student register spanish beginner course british_university examined strategy relate pause condition pause teacher controlled subject controlled use observational introspective data analysed pattern recall score subject listen test comprise_two recording allow free analysed pattern conversation task partner work pair protocol different recording use free method describe establishing number specific