MP3 players offer unlimited audio language exposure outside of class, allowing students to listen to hundreds of hours of comprehensible input. They provide culturally relevant and accurate listening material that students can enjoy listening to for its own interest. MP3 players connect students to the target culture and provide extra language exposure where students can review and expand on classroom lessons and cultural topics in a more engaging way than traditional listening activities.

2. Hundreds of hours of comprehensible input

3. Comprehensible, interesting material that can be listened for its own interest

4. Listening material that is culturally relevant and accurate

7. To break away from the traditional, discrete point-focused, skill building listening activities, often dull and unsuccessful.

9. The Concept of Teaching Listening Pre-listening Listening Post-listening Processes in listening for comprehension: bottom-up top-down

10. Procedure Prepare the MP3 files for whilst listening activities. Students get enough information during pre listening activities from teacher. Listening activities Students replay the MP3 file Doing the tasks prepared Discussion

11. Conclusion MP3 players are the ideal tools to promote second language acquisition and awareness of the target culture. The probabilities for being used are high because they are short, interesting, accessible, and portable. Mp3 players are ideal tools to supplement textbooks and to make our courses to fit our needs better.

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