Diseño y fiabilidad de un cuestionario sobre la comprensión auditiva/audiovisual

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Abstract

The study reported in this paper is part of a multiphase mixed-methods investigation that explores the usage of audiovisual comprehension questions embedded within a video sequence in the form of subtitles and synchronized with the relevant fragments, for the purpose of language learning. The main objective of this paper is to account for the design and test-retest reliability of a questionnaire on listening/viewing comprehension for adult learners of Spanish as a foreign language that would be administered in subsequent studies. In addition, informants’ answers are analysed in order to extract information about their beliefs and preferences. Twenty learners completed the questionnaire twice, fourteen days apart. The results show that the instrument is reliable. Furthermore, most of the participants consider that it is important to practise listening/viewing comprehension in the language class and that video images aid in understanding speakers. To conclude, the applications and limitations of the study are discussed.

Keywords

Listening comprehension, audiovisual comprehension, questionnaire, test-retest reliability, subtitling

Author Biography

Juan Carlos Casañ Núñez, Universitat Politècnica de València

Juan Carlos Casañ Núñez is a PhD student in the Language and Technology program of the Department of Applied Linguistics of the Universitat Politècnica de València. He holds a Master's degree in teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (SFL) from the Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo - Instituto Cervantes, as well as a degree in Hispanic Philology from the University of Valencia and in English Philology from Jaume I University. His research interests are teaching / learning of foreign languages, listening/audio-visual comprehension, research methodology, and sociolinguistics. He has worked in the SFL teaching in Spain, the United States, France, Poland and Portugal.

Published

2017-09-30

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