Training university EFL students in combined metacognitive strategies for listening

ABSTRACT This study aims to determine the language learning strategy profile of a group of Turkish university EFL students, and to investigate whether or not they can benefit from a combined metacognitive strategy training for listening. The study comprises of four chapters. The first chapter offers a background to the study. The aim and scope of the study are given in this chapter, along with the method and assumptions. The second chapter presents the literature review. This chapter provides a brief history of foreign language learning theories, concentrating on the cognitive approach. It then introduces the concept of language learning strategies, strategy training, metacognition, and metacognitive strategy training for listening. Chapter three deals with the research methodology and the data analysis, and presents a discussion of the results. Chapter four, the conclusion, provides a brief summary of the study offering pedagogical implications and suggestions for future research.