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The Audiobook as a Teaching Tool: English teachers’ attitudes towards using the audiobook as a teaching tool in the SLA classroom
Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science.
Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science.
2022 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

The increased popularity of listening to audiobooks has influenced the discussion of literacy, pressuring the educational system to adjust accordingly. This study investigates if the audiobook is being used as a teaching tool in the upper secondary, SLA classroom and what attitude teachers have toward using audiobooks in their teaching as well as the reasons behind their attitudes. This research also investigates whether there is a correlation between age or student program and the usage of audiobooks. To gather data, a questionnaire was sent out to 46 English language teachers in upper secondary school in Halland. The questionnaire included open-ended questions which resulted in qualitative answers from 28 participants. The retrieved result proved that most upper secondary school English teachers are using the audiobook as a teaching tool, however, the reason for their usage differed. Some participants, who did not make use of the audiobook in their classroom still had a positive attitude towards using it and could present many beneficial aspects of it. The result contradicts the initial hypothesis about teachers showing reluctance using audiobooks in their teaching.    

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 38
Keywords [en]
audiobooks, reading experience, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, SLA
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Educational Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-48684OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-48684DiVA, id: diva2:1713197
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English
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Subject Teacher Education for Secondary School
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Available from: 2022-11-24 Created: 2022-11-24 Last updated: 2025-10-01Bibliographically approved

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