The Development of a Listening Skills Comprehension-Based Program: What Levels of Proficiency Can Learners Reach?.

Valdes, Guadalupe; And Others

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Development of a Listening Skills Comprehension-Based Program: What Levels of Proficiency Can Learners Reach?

Valdes, Guadalupe; And Others

Modern Language Journal, v72 n4 p415-25 Win 1988

Briefly describes a four-semester Spanish language program focused on developing listening skills, and explains, in detail, the design of the final listening examination. The listening comprehension levels developed by 196 students in this program are evaluated. A sample student test and sample of level and complexity of language heard are appended. (Author/LMO)

Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Higher Education, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Listening Comprehension Tests, Listening Skills, Notional Functional Syllabi, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Spanish

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