M.A. Thesis:

predicting listening comprehension of Iranian EFL learners throuh working memory and aural vocabulary knowlege

the purpose of this study is to predict listening comprehension of Iranian EFL learners through working memory and aural vocabulary knowledge. for doing this thesis three tests will run. first of all is listening comprehension the second is about aural vocabulary knowledge test and the last one is about working memory test. .the participants in this thesis are from sadre danesh institude in sabzevar , khorasan razavi, iran. all the participants are from variety of different age from 19 to 25, but they are the same years of experience all participants are English learners who speak Persian as their first language.at the end the relationship between these three tests will be measured through the multiple regression and through descriptive analysis the data that we find will be measured the finding of these reaserch can help student to find a better way to comprehend and get more improvement in their listening comprehension lessions

Keywords: listening comprehension, working memory ,aural vocabulary knowledge,EFL learners