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Enhancing Second Language Acquisition by a Focus on Listening Comprehension: The Potential of the Cassette *
Author(s) -
Byrnes Adelheid S.,
Fink Stefan R.,
Roman Aurelia
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1982.tb00226.x
Subject(s) - psycholinguistics , listening comprehension , german , active listening , foreign language , linguistics , comprehension , psychology , comprehension approach , neurolinguistics , focus (optics) , semantics (computer science) , computer science , language education , communication , pedagogy , cognition , philosophy , physics , neuroscience , optics , programming language
Based on extensive insights from the foreign language classroom as well as recent studies in psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, and semantics, the authors plead for more emphasis on active listening comprehension as a prerequisite for oral communication in a foreign language. The not‐sufficiently‐recognized potential of text‐independent language cassettes for enhancing active listening comprehension is discussed. The paper presents numerous samples of excellent cassette materials and illustrates their varied use at different levels of instruction in French and German. The article concludes with some reflections on expanding and enriching the student's education through active listening in a foreign language.