Flashcards on Listening Comprehension in Language Learning
Listening Comprehension in Language Learning Guide
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Listening Comprehension
9 cards
Card 1
Question: What paradox about listening is highlighted regarding how much we use it versus our ability to do it well?
Answer: Listening is the communication skill we use the most, yet most of us are poor listeners (Lee & Delmar, 1993).
Card 2
Question: Why should listening be the primary skill acquired when learning a new language?
Answer: Listening is a prerequisite to other language skills—speaking, reading, and writing—and should be the primary skill to be acquired (Cheung, 2010).
Card 3
Question: What pedagogical terms are encompassed by 'listening' in the context of language learning?
Answer: Listening refers to speech recognition, speech perception, speech understanding, spoken language understanding, or oral language comprehension (Huid-C
Card 4
Question: How is listening described as a skill—passive or active—and what does listening comprehension require?
Answer: Listening is not passive but an active receptive skill; listening comprehension requires attention and mental activity, involving speech decoding and
Card 5
Question: What three types of processes make listening a multidimensional construct?
Answer: Affective processes (motivation to attend), behavioral processes (verbal and nonverbal feedback), and cognitive processes (attending to, understanding
Card 6
Question: According to Anderson & Lynch (1988), what crucial role does the listener play in comprehension?
Answer: The listener activates various types of knowledge and applies what they know or hear to interpret what the speaker means; comprehension is not determi
Card 7
Question: What are three reasons listening has been neglected or poorly taught in EFL/ESL classrooms?
Answer: 1) A belief that listening develops naturally without instruction; 2) vagueness and ambiguity in the definition of listening; 3) lack of consensus on
Card 8
Question: How has listening traditionally been treated in teaching and assessment, according to Field (2008)?
Answer: It has often been treated as a test of comprehension rather than a skill to be developed, leading to ineffective teaching practices (Field, 2008).
Card 9
Question: List the main limitations of common listening assessment and classroom practices mentioned in the content.
Answer: They focus on testing rather than teaching; use unprepared coursebook activities; provide no feedback other than the 'right' answer; lack real-life co