This paper begins with an analysis of the difficulties and problems in teaching listening to EFL students. To deal with these issues, it outlines three teaching procedures and describes the unique features and tasks i...This paper begins with an analysis of the difficulties and problems in teaching listening to EFL students. To deal with these issues, it outlines three teaching procedures and describes the unique features and tasks in each stage of teaching. Teachers should be able to identify what technical and procedural issues are involved in their teaching. The authors point out that listening should be task-oriented and accompanied with effective means of evaluation. The paper ends with a discussion of the part of the role-playing and the interactive activities in the listening process and the student engagement.展开更多
More and more attention is paid to listening comprehension and learner factors nowadays, but less attention is paid to the effect of short-term memory. By analyzing the function and effect of short-term memory in the ...More and more attention is paid to listening comprehension and learner factors nowadays, but less attention is paid to the effect of short-term memory. By analyzing the function and effect of short-term memory in the process of information in the mind, this essay points out that short-term memory plays a vital role in listening comprehension, and puts forward three most effective ways to improve short-term memory retention.展开更多
The present study intends to investigate the effect of working memory on listening process and its relationship with listening comprehension.The results indicate that working memory is an effective predictor for EFL l...The present study intends to investigate the effect of working memory on listening process and its relationship with listening comprehension.The results indicate that working memory is an effective predictor for EFL listening comprehension,i.e.learners with larger working memory capacity are more likely to have better abilities in listening comprehension,and that although L1 working memory span is significantly correlated with L2 working memory span,L2 working memory span plays a more effective role in differentiating learners' EFL listening comprehension.Additionally,this study provides some pedagogical implications on EFL teaching.展开更多
文摘This paper begins with an analysis of the difficulties and problems in teaching listening to EFL students. To deal with these issues, it outlines three teaching procedures and describes the unique features and tasks in each stage of teaching. Teachers should be able to identify what technical and procedural issues are involved in their teaching. The authors point out that listening should be task-oriented and accompanied with effective means of evaluation. The paper ends with a discussion of the part of the role-playing and the interactive activities in the listening process and the student engagement.
文摘More and more attention is paid to listening comprehension and learner factors nowadays, but less attention is paid to the effect of short-term memory. By analyzing the function and effect of short-term memory in the process of information in the mind, this essay points out that short-term memory plays a vital role in listening comprehension, and puts forward three most effective ways to improve short-term memory retention.
文摘The present study intends to investigate the effect of working memory on listening process and its relationship with listening comprehension.The results indicate that working memory is an effective predictor for EFL listening comprehension,i.e.learners with larger working memory capacity are more likely to have better abilities in listening comprehension,and that although L1 working memory span is significantly correlated with L2 working memory span,L2 working memory span plays a more effective role in differentiating learners' EFL listening comprehension.Additionally,this study provides some pedagogical implications on EFL teaching.
