en The Effect of Use of Native-accent and Non-native Accent Materials on the Iranian EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension: An EIL Perspective عمومى General پژوهشي Research <span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">The present study sought to investigate the differential effect of using native-accent and non-native accent materials on the Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners&rsquo; listening comprehension. </span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">To this purpose, 60 primary EFL Iranian learners participated in the study. The participants were randomly divided into a control group (N=30) and an experimental group (N=30). First, a Quick Placement Test which consisted of vocabulary, grammar, and reading items was administered in order to ensure the homogeneity of participants. As the intervention of the study, the control group was provided with the listening materials accompanied by the use of their native-accent audio files, whereas the experimental group was exposed to the same listening tasks and materials which were pronounced by the non-native teacher. The experimental intervention lasted for six forty-minute sessions. To collect the data, the listening component of Pearson Test of English General (PTE General) was used as the pre-test and the post-test to measure listening comprehension of the participants. </span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">The results indicated that using non-native accent listening materials was more effective than using native-accent materials in enhancing listening comprehension of the EFL learners. These findings were discussed in the light of English as an International Language (EIL) debate and the theory of inter-language speech intelligibility benefit.</span></span> The present study sought to investigate the differential effect of using native-accent and non-native accent materials on the Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners&rsquo; listening comprehension. To this purpose, 60 primary EFL Iranian learners participated in the study. The participants were randomly divided into a control group (N=30) and an experimental group (N=30). First, a Quick Placement Test which consisted of vocabulary, grammar, and reading items was administered in order to ensure the homogeneity of participants. As the intervention of the study, the control group was provided with the listening materials accompanied by the use of their native-accent audio files, whereas the experimental group was exposed to the same listening tasks and materials which were pronounced by the non-native teacher. The experimental intervention lasted for six forty-minute sessions. To collect the data, the listening component of Pearson Test of English General (PTE General) was used as the pre-test and the post-test to measure listening comprehension of the participants. The results indicated that using non-native accent listening materials was more effective than using native-accent materials in enhancing listening comprehension of the EFL learners. These findings were discussed in the light of English as an International Language (EIL) debate and the theory of inter-language speech intelligibility benefit.<br> &nbsp; EFL learners, listening comprehension, listening materials, native speaker, EIL EFL learners, listening comprehension, listening materials, native speaker, EIL 42 54 http://ijreeonline.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-283-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Arash Saharkhiz Arabani Arash Saharkhiz Arabani saharkhiz.arash@gmail.com 10031947532846001283 10031947532846001283 No Assistant Professor at Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran Assistant Professor at Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran Jalil Fathi Jalil Fathi jfathi13@yahoo.com 10031947532846001284 10031947532846001284 Yes University of Kurdistan, Assistant Professor in TEFL University of Kurdistan, Assistant Professor in TEFL Reyhaneh Balalaei Somehsaraei Reyhaneh Balalaei Somehsar reyhane0131@gmail.com 10031947532846001285 10031947532846001285 No Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran