The use of metacognitive strategies to improve the listening skill in ninth graders

Abstract

This bibliographical research was carried out with the purpose of gathering information to support the benefit of metacognitive strategies in the listening skill with school ninth graders. A student booklet and a teacher handbook have been designed to show how the metacognitive strategies help students improve their listening skill. The book “Postcards 1B”, used by ninth graders and elaborated by the Ministry of Education, has served as a basis for implementing the outlined activities described in the brochures. The student booklet presents exercises to work in class, reflecting on the student learning process and focusing on their listening skill. The teacher handbook, on the other hand, supports educators to explain how the metacognitive strategies must be used along with the activities in the student booklet. These brochures provide a model that explains the possible use of the metacognitive strategies within a ninth-grade classroom to enhance the listening skill.