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Download full textVan Duzer, Carol – 1997
Listening is a critical element in the competent language performance of adult second language learners. Listening is a demanding process, because of both the process itself and factors that characterize the listener, speaker, message content, and any accompanying visual support. The speaker's use of colloquial language and reduced forms,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Class Activities, Cognitive Processes
Allison, Desmond; And Others – 1994
This study of second language learning investigated the effects of a written reading comprehension exercise and an oral discussion activity as alternative tasks mediating between a written text and learners' summaries of the text. Subjects were 80 University of Hong Kong freshmen, randomly assigned to three groups. Each group was provided a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, College Freshmen
