Available online at www.sciencedirect.com System 37 (2009) 652–663 www.elsevier.com/locate/system Gains to L2 listeners from reading while listening vs. listening only in comprehending short stories Anna C.-S. Chang Applied English Department‚ Hsing-Wu College‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan Received 13 August 2008; received in revised form 30 November 2008; accepted 6 May 2009 Abstract This study builds on the concept that aural–written verification helps L2 learners develop auditory discrimination
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Table of Contents…………………………………………………………..1 Introduction……………………………………………………………….. 2 Literature Review * Linguistics…………………………………………………………. 4 * Phonology………………………………………………………......5 * Pronunciation……………………………………………………….6 * Listening……………………………………………………………6 * Company profile……………………………………………………8 Research Methodology * Research Design…………………………………………………...14 * Population and Sample…………………………………………….14 * The Research Instrument…………………………………………..15 * The Data
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Personally this writer can relate to Petersen’s core concepts of listening and talking. Listening in the communication process is the capability to correctly obtain and understand messages. It’s key to all operative communication because without listening effectively to the message it can be easily misunderstood. This writer’s current job as a Human Service Worker required training in listening skills. This writer deals with individuals who are physically‚ mentally‚ and developmentally challenged
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Critical Review: Exploring the Strategic Ground for Listening and Organizational Effectiveness Critical Review: Exploring the Strategic Ground for Listening and Organizational Effectiveness In the article Exploring the Strategic Ground for Listening and Organizational Effectiveness the author provides excellent guidance on how to integrate listening into a strategic planning process for the hospitality industry. It is proposed that leaders who listen effectively can influence organizational
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The scoreboard shows 95-96; the Cleveland Cavaliers are trailing the Los Angeles Lakers by one point. It is the final game of the NBA season and Lebron James is leading Cleveland through their victorious season. One year earlier‚ the team coach drafted James into Cleveland’s team hoping that this amateur would demonstrate the winning edge to the Cavaliers. The coach anticipated witnessing Lebron playing in a game; all doubts vanished when he realized the true skills of the young man. Now‚ Lebron’s
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There are several major ways that I could easily improve my listening in classrooms‚ for me sitting still in a college class for even an hour is so difficult for me to do. When I read this chapter i was reminded of several things that I do that are making it harder on myself to listen to what is going on in my college classes. Starting with the process of listening‚ jumping to the second stage which is understanding I know that this is a huge flaw that I have and that is assuming that I understand
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1. * Fifteen days after leaving the outer station Marlow “hobble[s] into the Central Station”‚ which was being run by “the flabby devil”‚ referring to the greed of the Europeans. There he finds out that his ship had been sunk when they tried to take off before he got there. He also meets the manager of the Central Station who is only employed because he never gets sick‚ and the brick maker who doesn’t actually make any bricks. He overhears a conversation between the manager and his uncle‚ who
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The Impact of Substance Abuse and Sex on Young Adults You see the guy covered in filth rambling nonsense to nobody while digging through trash in an alley. The two men with facial piercings and tight leather clothes walking down the street holding hands. The prostitute on the corner with scraggily hair and a limp cigarette hanging from her lips‚ and you ask yourself‚ “ What is their story?” You think
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English Language Teaching Vol. 2‚ No. 3 An Experimental Study of the Effects of Listening on Speaking for College Students Yan Zhang Foreign Languages‚ College Qingdao University of Science and Technology E-mail: zhangyangrace@yahoo.com.cn Abstract As China enters WTO‚ more college graduates with higher oral English proficiency are required. However‚ we learned that even students in some distinguished universities are lack of this ability. Based on her teaching experiences and the theory
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Description of Listening Experience: My first listening experience took place at Carrabba’s Italian Grill late on a Saturday night. I have a long standing tradition with my friend‚ whenever she comes home from college we meet up and have dinner together. Normally‚ we talk late into the night about all of the things going on in our lives. On this particular Saturday night‚ my friend did most of the talking and I‚ as the listener served as her “sounding board” in order to help her with the opportunity
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