PROMOTING LISTENING COMPREHENSION IN INTERMEDIATE EFL LEARNERS: INTEGRATING DIGITAL TOOLS AND COURSEBOOK MATERIALS

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  • Afroditi Doulkeridou Adjunct Lecturer of English Language, Merchant Marine Academy of Crete, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejel.v11i1.6531

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engaging activities, teaching of listening, integration of reading, writing and speaking skills

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Creating engaging and meaningful activities is a fundamental aspect of effective language teaching, as they encourage active participation and sustained learner motivation. With the increasing availability of online tools, teachers have more opportunities to foster creativity and promote interactive learning. This article focuses on developing listening skills in English as a foreign language (EFL) learners, recognizing that many students are already exposed to English through media such as films, songs, and video games. Building on the framework proposed by Vlachos (2020), this study explores how learners enhance listening comprehension similarly to native speakers while contending with cultural and linguistic differences. Listening is integrated with reading, writing, and speaking activities around the contemporary topic of vegetarianism versus meat-eating, aiming to engage students through relevant and socially meaningful content.

 

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  • Afroditi Doulkeridou, Adjunct Lecturer of English Language, Merchant Marine Academy of Crete, Greece
    Afroditi Doulkeridou is an experienced English language teacher specializing in communicative and technology-enhanced approaches to education. She has taught English, Mathematics, and ICT to adult learners in the United Kingdom, focusing on Functional Skills and digital literacy. Since 2020, she has taught English at Maritime Academies of Syros and Crete and, since 2021, across vocational fields in public colleges, apprenticeships and adult education sectors in Chania, Greece. She holds a Master’s degree in the Teaching of English as a Foreign/International Language from the Hellenic Open University. Her practice integrates interactive tools and learner centered methods to foster engagement, inclusion, and cultural awareness in diverse learning contexts.

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2026-02-11

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Τόμ. 11 Αρ. 1 (2026)

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