7.6　Conclusion

7.6Conclusion

Inconclusion,thepresentstudyaddstothepreviousresearchregardingtheimportanceoflisteningconditions.Thefindingsofthecurrentstudyindicatethatmultipletimesoflisteningoffersabetterconditionoverasingletimeoflisteninginfacilitatingbothlisteningcomprehensionandincidentalvocabularyacquisition.ItcontributestoourunderstandingofhowtoimproveEFLlearners'listeningandvocabularyknowledgebyidentifyingthoselisteningconditionsthatareoptimal.

Besides,retrospectively,thefindingthatlisteningcomprehensionandincidentalvocabularyacquisitionarenotsignificantlyrelatedtoshortpre-listeningmetacognitivestrategytrainingraisestheissueofwhetherlearnerswillbenefitmoreiftheyusestrategiesthatarepersonallyapplicable.Itshowsthatstrategytrainingis“aswordwithdoubleedge”iflearnersarenotgivenenoughtimetoimplementthestrategytheyhavebeentaught.