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Mooijam, J. P. – System, 1983
Stresses that learning to understand and speak a foreign language is the acquisition of a skill, not of a system of abstract knowledge. Primary objective is understanding through a receptive, semantic approach, which incorporates rising expectancy level, discrepency feedback levels, and confidence in later speech production. Suggests incorporating…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Listening Comprehension