Analyzing the Listening Activities That Match the Listening Specific Outcomes in the Jordanian Guidelines for the Pupil's Book of Action Pack 5

Abstract

The present paper aims at analyzing the listening activities of the Pupil's Book in Action Pack 5 to determine to what extent   the first six units of in the Pupil's Book of action Pack 5 include listening activities. Moreover, it tries to investigate to what extent the first six units in the listening activities match the Listening Specific Outcomes in the Jordanian Guidelines. To answer the question of the present study, frequencies and percentages are used. The findings of the analysis revealed that the listening lessons in the pupil's book of Action Pack 5 have a considerable in presenting the listening activities that activate and promote the internalization of learned material via active participation. Moreover, the study showed that there is a strong match between the listening specific outcomes and the listening activities' authenticity in Action Pack 5. In addition, the study revealed the importance of conversation and pair work in developing students' oral communication.