“Headway” or “Tactics for Listening”? Which One Enhances Listening Comprehension of Kurdish EFL Learners?

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the impact of two different books, i.e., American Headway and Tactics for Listening on enhancing listening comprehension. Thirty female EFL learners, aged 16-24, were selected randomly to participate in this study which was held in Marivan. The participants, university and non-university students, were divided into two groups of Experimental Group (EG) and Control Group (CG). They were instructed by the same teacher for three months. Using Paired Samples Test and Independent Samples Test, the researcher tried to find accurate and acceptable answers to the posed questions. Based on the results adopting supplementary materials can significantly increase listening comprehension of the learners but surprisingly enough, there was not a significant difference between educational degrees among the learners.