THE ROLE OF ACTIVE LISTENING IN THE ACQUISITION OFSECOND LANGUAGES

摘要

THE ACQUISITION OF FOREIGN / SECOND LANGUAGES IS A COMPLEX PROCESS AND INVOLVES A GREATDEAL OF FACTORS, WHICH BOTH EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS SHOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT. NOTONLY THE INFORMATION (WHAT WE TEACH) AND THE TEACHING METHODS (HOW WE TEACH) COUNT,BUT ALSO OTHER ASPECTS, SUCH AS THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. MORE PRECISELY, ALONG WITHTHE CONTENTS AND SKILLS THAT ONE SHOULD ACQUIRE IN ORDER TO BE AN EFFICIENT L2 USER,TEACHER’S ATTITUDE PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THIS PROCESS. A SUPPORTIVE AND POSITIVETEACHER, THE STRESS-FREE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT COULD EASE THE ACQUISITION OF L2 ANDINCREASE STUDENTS’ COMMUNICATION AND LINGUISTIC SKILLS. THE ACTIVE LISTENING COULD BEEFFICIENT IN CLASS IN MANY WAYS: ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS, SOLVING PROBLEMS, PROVIDINGSTUDENTS WITH CONFIDENCE, DEVELOPING A WIDE RANGE OF SKILLS, ERROR CORRECTION,ASSESSMENT, FEEDBACK.