Developing Listening Comprehension Skill of EFL Students Through Integration of Digital Interactive Technologies and Digital Authentic Resources

The rapid development of digital educational technologies has had a significant impact on the education system, especially for teaching EFL listening comprehension. The aim of this scientific research is define how integration of authentic digital resources and digital platforms can be helpful for improving B2-level students’ listening comprehension in higher educational settings. Basically, to teach listening comprehension for B2- level students, authentic digital resources selected from BBC World service, BBC news and other BBC channels and digital educational tools like Edpuzzle and H5P have been used in this research. The purpose of this study is examine the contribution of these audio-visual materials and interactive tools mentioned above to improve listening comprehension of B2-level students. 33 students studying for the second semester of the academic year in Samarkand state foreign language institute in Uzbekistan participated in the study. A mixed-method research, pre and post-tests, survey questionnaires, was used. The listening instruction was organized based on cognitive levels of Bloom’s taxonomy. In order to do the activities interactive, digital platforms were used. The results of the research revealed that on the one hand, authentic digital videos helped B2-level students to understand real communicative contexts, natural speech and pronunciation, on the other hand digital interactive tools assisted with enhancing concentration, motivation and learner autonomy. It was concluded that teaching EFL listening comprehension through integration of authentic digital videos and interactive digital platforms cna create an effective learning environment for B2 level students.