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Direct linkGraham, Suzanne – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2006
This paper reports on the findings of an investigation into the perceptions held by English students aged 16-18 years regarding listening comprehension in French and how they view the reasons behind their success or lack of it in this skill. The study suggests that listening comprehension is the skill in which students in the post-compulsory phase…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, French, Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes
Peer reviewedMcCoy, Ingeborg R. – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
Behavior modification techniques that can be used to overcome fears and anxieties of students and to further achievement in second language learning are discussed. The following techniques are covered: systematic desensitization, cognitive restructuring, and modeling and guided participation. (SW)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Change, Cognitive Objectives, Desensitization
