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Abstract
The present study investigated the impact of Big Blue Button Software on listening comprehension among Iranian intermediate EFL learners. The study also aimed to figure out if there was a difference between female and male learners based on the effect of Big Blue Button Software on their listening comprehension. To this end, 40 Iranian EFL learners whose level of proficiency was intermediate and who were studying in online classes participated in the study. Their level of proficiency was evaluated via Oxford Quick Placement Test (OQPT). The participants enrolled in a 17-session online English course. In this course, the textbook was Touchstone 2, and the classes were held by Big Blue Button as the platform. At the end of the course, the listening post-test was given to the participants to compare their listening comprehension before the treatment and to compare female and male participants. The study’s findings indicated that Big Blue Button significantly improved listening comprehension among Iranian male and female intermediate EFL learners, and gender did not play an important role. The results of this study provide practical implications for teaching and learning listening comprehension and online language teaching.