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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"second language listening"”.
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The design and evaluation of a multimedia application for a second language listening comprehension
… the application of multimedia software to second language learning, based upon the ideas, hypotheses and principles of second language acquisition theory. Multimedia capable computers deliver information through combinations of video, sound, animation, graphics and text in an interactive …
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The effect of audio, a single picture, multiple pictures, or video on second-language listening comprehension
… and visual media have long been used in the second-language classroom, relatively little information exists to show that media are really effective for preparing students to deal with communicative situations. This study investigated whether hearing the audio of natural dialogs without images …
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The Impact of Teaching Explicit Listening Strategies to Adult Intermediate- and Advanced-Level ESL University Students
… about strategy use for the improvement of second language listening comprehension. The study compared participants' self-reports of their strategy use prior to and after four electronically-delivered interventions consisting of explicit instruction and illustration of strategies that can …
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"Validation of an academic listening test: Effects of ""breakdown"" tests and test takers' cognitive awareness of listening processes"
This study investigated the breakdown effect of a listening comprehension test, whether test takers are affected in comprehending lectures by impediments, and collected test takers’ cognitive awareness on test tasks which contain listening breakdown factors how they perceived these impediments. In …
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The development and evaluation of listening/note-taking materials for ESL student
Although instruction in listening/note-taking skills is a significant component of English for Academic Purposes, teaching methods and materials have received little critical attention. As a result, some of the most common exercise types seem to interfere with listening comprehension rather than …