This study examined how mode of input affects the learning pronunciation and form–meaning connection second language (L2) words. Seventy-five Japanese learners English were randomly assigned to 1 3 conditions (reading while listening, reading only, listening only), studied 40 low-frequency words viewing their corresponding pictures, completed a picture-naming test times (before, immediately, ab...

Abstract Armed with technological development, the present study aimed at gauging the effectiveness of exposure to news and movies as two types of audiovisual programs in improving language learners’ listening comprehension at the intermediate level. To this end, a listening comprehension test was administered to 108 language learners and finally 60 language learners were selected as intermedia...