Incorporating Authentic Listening Materials in EFL Classes: Case Study of Ooreedo Engineers in Constantine

The importance of the listening skill in daily communication determines its crucial role in foreign language learning. Most English as a foreign language (EFL) learners seek to imitate native speakers. One way to provide real language listening practice is to implement authentic aural materials in EFL classrooms. The fundamental purpose of this study is to examine the influences of aural authentic materials on listening comprehension in EFL learners. The secondary purposes of the study are to identify the potential problems that EFL learners often face when listening to the target language and to determine the effects of authentic materials on the learners’ attitudes towards learning English in English for General Purposes (EGP) class. To achieve our aims, we adopted the analytic method; the learners’ questionnaire is analysed in addition to some notes that were taken from the discussion while learners were responding to the questionnaire. The learners involved in the present study enrolled in a twenty-week listening and speaking training. The analysis of the questionnaire revealed that the use of authentic listening materials in EFL classrooms helped increase the learners’ listening comprehension ability. Hence, implementing authentic materials in EFL classrooms is a crucial technique for improving learners’ listening comprehension.