listening strategy instruction: alleviating anxiety and enhancing self-efficacy

Appropriate listening strategies can develop english language learners’ listening comprehension and self-efficacy and decrease listening anxiety in efl contexts. this study aims to apply the yeldham and grubas’(2014) framework to promote listening skills among 120 students from the islamic azad university of ahvaz, iran. the participants were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group, each comprising 60 students. the experimental group received training on listening strategies based on the yeldham and grubas’ (2014) framework, while the control group was taught listening strategy training based on the ppp (presentation, practice, and production) approach. pretests and posttests of listening skills were used to assess the effect of the intervention of listening strategies. data analysis showed that instructing students in listening strategies resulted in a notable enhancement in their listening comprehension, as well as a reduction in anxiety levels related to language learning. nevertheless, the study found that while students’ listening skills improved within the experimental group, their self-efficacy did not. implications of the study suggest listening strategies to boost learners’ self-efficacy in learning listening skills.