Developing Advanced Listening Comprehension Skill in a Foreign Language: Problems and Possibilities.

Kalivoda, Theodore B.

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Publication Date: 1981-Mar

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Developing Advanced Listening Comprehension Skill in a Foreign Language: Problems and Possibilities.

Kalivoda, Theodore B.

Hispania, v64 n1 p80-85 Mar 1981

Discusses some of the problems encountered in listening to and understanding a second language, and some means to overcome these problems. Addresses particularly three areas: (1) the difficulty in remembering messages contained in extended speech, (2) the impact of speed and slurring on comprehension, and (3) the student's lexical knowledge. (MES)

Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Higher Education, Listening Comprehension, Memory, Second Language Instruction, Standard Spoken Usage, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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