Introduction the role of listening in teaching foreign languages 2

Conclusion

Listening constitutes a skill of paramount importance in the foreign language teaching-learning process, as it offers opportunities for providing students with valuable input in the form of oral texts performed by native speakers of the target language, which favors their exposure to natural language in different communicative contexts where the foreign language is used. Through such exposure, not only will students have access to different linguistic components such as grammar, vocabulary, intonation, stress and rhythm, which are necessary for reaching an acceptable level of language proficiency; they will also be able to access interesting and updated topics related to their study areas or sociocultural environment.

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