• Among the four skills, foreign language learners often complain that listening is the most difficult to acquire.
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Reasons why listening is often
neglected in language teaching
3. What are the characteristics of the listening process?
4. What are the principles of teaching listening?
5. What are the common activities in
teaching listening?
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8.1 Why does listening seem so difficult?
• It is becoming more and more necessary to understand spoken English in many situations, e.g. face-to-face conversations, telephone calls, business meetings, lectures, speeches, television, etc.
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• Telephone conversations about business; • Lessons or lectures given in English; • Instructions in English; • Watching movies in English; • Dealing with tourists; • Interviews with foreign-enterprises; • Socializing with foreigners; • Listening to English songs; •-