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Building Listening Skills

Posted on 9 December 2021 by Key Words

Listening, the language skill most used in life, needs to be a central focus all day, every day.

Posted in listeningTagged developing listening skills, listening, listening comprehension, teaching listening

Honoring the memory of James E. Alatis, Grace Stovall Burkart, Dora Johnson, and Anna Uhl Chamot, without whom this site would not exist.

“Good teaching happens when competent teachers with non-discouraging personalities use non-defensive approaches to language teaching and learning, and cherish their students.”
Dr. James E. Alatis, Dean Emeritus
School of Languages and Linguistics, Georgetown University

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