The Effect of 360-Degree Video Authentic Materials on EFL Learners' Listening Comprehension
Suhe Ji, Ke Li, Linfeng Zou · 2019 International Joint Conference on Information, Media and Engineering (IJCIME) · 2019
Although the increased use of authentic materials in listening comprehension teaching has become general practice, it is crucial to find out whether or not the new technology-supported authentic material could be beneficial to English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners' listening comprehension. The present study examined the effect of authentic material presentation modes (the traditional presentation mode versus virtual reality mode) on EFL learners' English listening comprehension and cognitive load. Subjects were 53 English major sophomores of a university in Wuhan. The control group received the common traditional video playback (the traditional presentation mode) and the experimental group were provided material on Head-Mounted Display (HMD) by 360-degree video playback (the virtual reality mode). The same authentic video material-360-degree video journalism was used in the two groups. The results demonstrated that the EFL learners who watched 360-degree video journalism encountered higher cognitive load and did not outperform in English listening comprehension test than those who watched the material in traditional presentation mode. Pedagogical implications for English listening teaching were provided at the end of the study.