This paper on a research project on aural learning briefly (1) describes some of the difficulties which define the problem of aural learning; (2) discusses how that problem has been attacked in the past and why the author has elected not to follow that tradition; and (3) outlines an alternative approach. Research procedures are outlined and…

Traditional tests of auditory discrimination require children to match successively-presented syllables in short term memory. In the normal course of events perceptual confusions occur as a mismatch between an utterance and stored linguistic data. A speech sound perception task based on matching-to-memory was constructed and administered to 80…

This study investigates the educational consequences of utilizing listen-response-compare mode in a college level language laboratory. (Author)

Just as the perceptual act of seeing and the higher cerebral process involved in reading are not identical, "listening" at the signal level of auditory perception is different from the act of auditory symbol comprehension known as "auding." Definitions of auding and contrasts between this process and the act of listening have been offered by Don…

The art of listening is no longer neglected, as may be seen by the materials (recreational and educational), articles, and book chapters which have come forth in the last five years. However, in order to improve communication among people, listening should be taught and teachers should integrate listening skill development into classroom…

Criticizes the standard tests for listening comprehension because the material heard is often of poor quality and only about 20 percent of the questions actually test listening skills. Describes a self-made listening comprehension on Ibsen's "A Doll's House." (SRT)

Looks at the findings from studies in educational broadcasting and communication research for data on the effectiveness of video in second language acquisition and foreign language teaching. This study identifies findings which have a bearing on the comprehensibility of video and the relationship between aural and visual channels. (Author/SED)

The use of shortwave radio in the French class is discussed. Programing, receiving equipment, problems and suggestions for improving students' skills are described. (CHK)

Discusses the importance of aural comprehension in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learning, examining the history ESL aural-comprehension instruction; the importance of reviewing the status of aural-comprehension activities in ESL curriculum; and the importance of reviewing additional aspects of the program. Four aural-comprehension…

A technique for decreasing interference between black dialect features and the hearing and production of standard English is described. (JH)

Scholars and consultants have offered a multitude of definitions of listening. One group defines listening as an ongoing, nonstatic process by which spoken language is converted into meanings in the mind. The other group, the sequentialists, view listening as a linear sequence of events in which one aspect is dependent upon a preceding aspect.…

The techniques for effective listening can be identified by the acronym PAT, which stands for three sets of techniques--physical, attitude, and thinking. Four kinds of physical techniques promote effective listening: appropriate eye contact and normal blinking rate, facial feedback, appropriate body language, and appropriate verbal feedback. Two…

The comprehension of rate-altered recordings by 30 learning disabled children (7- to 10-years-old) was investigated in an attempt to determine whether providing instruction by way of an advantaged modality would result in more effective learning. Ss were divided into two groups, auditory and visual, on the basis of identified communication channel…

Conclusion of a report on the development of a film program at the English Language Institute, begun in Language Learning,'' v21 n1 Jun 1971. (RS)