Linguisti c and Non-Linguisti c Knowledge for L2 Listening Comprehension

Download or read book Linguisti c and Non-Linguisti c Knowledge for L2 Listening Comprehension written by Dr. Ramli, S.S., M.Pd. and published by SAH MEDIA. This book was released on with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Listening in Second language (L2) is one of fundamental aspects in learning. Listening in EFL is unavoidable in L2 learning since learners often do listening frequently and essentially to facilitate the development of their English proficiency. Cahyono & Widiati (2011) state that there is a concern regarding listening in the field of language teaching as receptive skill to acknowledge that listening process is complex. The formidable challenges of L2 listening comprehension which poses the learners to develop other L2 language skills has long been highlighted and observed (Ferris & Tagg, 1996; Goh, 2000; Graham, 2006; Vandergrift, 2007; Goh, 2008; Graham & Macaro, 2008; Gatehouse & Akerovd, 2008; Woodall, 2010; Field, 2008a, 2008b, 2010; Aldera, 2013; Perez et al., 2013; Siegel, 2013; Chang & Millett, 2014; Sommers, 2015).