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SUMMARY:‘Second language listening comprehension in England: strategy in
 struction and teacher understanding’ - Professor Suzanne Graham\, Readin
 g University
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CONTACT:Ewa Illakowicz
DESCRIPTION:Research suggests that listening plays a fundamental role in t
 he successful learning of a foreign language (Feyten\, 1991). There is als
 o evidence that while learners of MFL in England perceive listening as one
  of the most difficult skills in which to improve (Graham\, 2006)\, the ex
 plicit teaching of listening strategies can significantly improve learners
 ’ listening outcomes\, as well as improving their self-efficacy for list
 ening (Graham and Macaro\, 2008).  At the same time\, however\, commentato
 rs argue that teachers of foreign languages lack the necessary skills and 
 understanding to develop effective listening in their learners\, and that 
 particularly in schools in England\, listening takes the form of an activi
 ty to be ‘delivered’ rather than a skill to develop in its own right (
 Graham\, 2006\; Graham\, Santos and Vanderplank\, 2011 forthcoming). This 
 situation may be exacerbated by textbooks that seem to present listening s
 trategies in a superficial way and give teachers little guidance in how to
  teach them.  \nThis seminar presents some of the findings of two studies 
 that explore these issues:  listening strategy instruction and teachers’
  conceptions of listening as a skill.\n
LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, Ro
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