7.6 Conclusion
7.6Conclusion
Inconclusion,thepresentstudyaddstothepreviousresearchregardingtheimportanceoflisteningconditions.Thefindingsofthecurrentstudyindicatethatmultipletimesoflisteningoffersabetterconditionoverasingletimeoflisteninginfacilitatingbothlisteningcomprehensionandincidentalvocabularyacquisition.ItcontributestoourunderstandingofhowtoimproveEFLlearners'listeningandvocabularyknowledgebyidentifyingthoselisteningconditionsthatareoptimal.
Besides,retrospectively,thefindingthatlisteningcomprehensionandincidentalvocabularyacquisitionarenotsignificantlyrelatedtoshortpre-listeningmetacognitivestrategytrainingraisestheissueofwhetherlearnerswillbenefitmoreiftheyusestrategiesthatarepersonallyapplicable.Itshowsthatstrategytrainingis“aswordwithdoubleedge”iflearnersarenotgivenenoughtimetoimplementthestrategytheyhavebeentaught.