TEACHING LISTENING IN PRIMARY SCHOOL: CHALLENGES, STRATEGIES AND BEST PRACTICES
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The article investigates the ways and possible issues that can be encountered in terms of teaching and improving listening as a skill in primary education. The author discusses possible effective means to tackle those particular problems in developing listening comprehension together with providing efficient strategies with relevant examples as well.
Key words: listening comprehension, pre-listening activities, while-listening activities, post-listening activities, explicit instruction.
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