Audiobooks for Foreign Language Proficiency

Abstract

The ongoing development of technologies makes the language teachers implement technology in the teaching and learning process. One of them is the use of audio books for foreign language proficiency introduced in this paper. This study shows the results of the research conducted with Armenian students who learn English for communicative and general purposes. The courses are organized by the American University of Armenia which is called Experimental English Classes (EEC). The data for the related research questions were collected via pre and post tests. The data was has been analyzed through the SPSS package. The analysis of the data, collected from the tests revealed that audio books may have significant positive effect on the improvement of learners‘ foreign language proficiency.