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The influence of context on listening comprehension

Mingyu Xu

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Listening is a difficult skill for most foreign language learners.In the course of improving listening comprehension,not only a good command of linguistic knowledge such as pronunciation,vocabulary and grammar is needed,but also a deep understanding of non-linguistic knowledge such as context and culture background.By analyzing the process of listening,the essay tries to highlight the importance of linguistic and non-linguistic contexts in English listening.

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Listening is a difficult skill for most foreign language learners.In the course of improving listening comprehension,not only a good command of linguistic knowledge such as pronunciation,vocabulary and grammar is needed,but also a deep understanding of non-linguistic knowledge such as context and culture background.By analyzing the process of listening,the essay tries to highlight the importance of linguistic and non-linguistic contexts in English listening.

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Listening is a difficult skill for most foreign language learners.In the course of improving listening comprehension,not only a good command of linguistic knowledge such as pronunciation,vocabulary and grammar is needed,but also a deep understanding of non-linguistic knowledge such as context and culture background.By analyzing the process of listening,the essay tries to highlight the importance of linguistic and non-linguistic contexts in English listening.

Key concepts: Active listening, Pronunciation, Linguistics, Grammar, Vocabulary, Psychology, Listening comprehension, Context (archaeology)

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