The Effectiveness of Using Reciprocal Teaching Strategies for Developing Secondary Students’ Listening Comprehension Skills.

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the effect of using reciprocal teaching strategies for developing secondary students` listening comprehension skills. For achieving this aim, the researcher adopted the quasi-experimental method.Participants of the study consisted of (45) in 1st year secondary stage female students, (Thanawya Banat secondary school for girls in a Senblawin educational zone).A program based on reciprocal teaching strategies for developing listening comprehension skills was designed. A listening comprehension test was designed to use as a pre / post test for participants.The effect of using reciprocal teaching strategies for developing listening comprehension skills was measured by using the effect size technique (Eta square).Results proved that there were statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the pre /post test in the overall and each listening comprehension sub skill in favor of the post/test scores. There was statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the experimental group related to reciprocal teaching strategy training in the pre-test and the posttest in overall listening in favor of the post-test. There were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group related to reciprocal teaching strategy program in the pre-test and the post -test in each listening sub-skill in favor of the post-test. In the light of those findings, the researcher suggested some recommendations that can help syllabus designers, supervisors and English language teachers in developing teaching listening comprehension skills. keywords: reciprocal teaching- listening comprehension skills.