The Case for Unscripted Listening Comprehension Materials

Authors

M.A. Frankel

Publication Date

1980-01-01

Abstract

In TEFL circles, the importance of the listening comprehension component in the English language learning programme is a well-established principle which most specialists and teachers claim to support. It is viewed as an integral part of "teaching a foreign language as communication which has become an accepted aim of the foreign-language teacher throughout the world"1. And yet, although "teaching the comprehension of spoken language is of primary importance if the communication aim is to be achieved"2 (ibid), the literature abounds with evidence of our failure to give the non-native speaking learner of English the listening strategies needed for communication outside the TEFL classroom in real life situations3. Various reasons have been given for this failure4. Only rarely, however is it suggested that the fault may be with the way we teach-or, I would argue, fail to teach-listening comprehension5.

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.10.2.2

First Page

8

Last Page

20

Recommended Citation

Frankel, M.A. (1980) "The Case for Unscripted Listening Comprehension Materials," PASAA: Vol. 10: Iss. 2, Article 2.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.10.2.2
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/pasaa/vol10/iss2/2