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I - BACKGROUND
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2012
Summary
Editor's introduction to Part I
The single chapter in this section presents an overview of research to date of relevance to L2 academic lecture comprehension. The first section of the chapter outlines the distinctive features of L2 lecture comprehension as they fit into current models of comprehension in general, and listening comprehension in particular. The next section reviews the research on lecture discourse. The third and final section focusses on modifications which can be made to language with a view to enhancing the lecture comprehension process. The chapter concludes by noting that although there is a not inconsiderable body of research findings of relevance to L2 lecture comprehension, a lot more research is needed before meaningful statements can confidently be made about many areas of pedagogy. While a lot of the research reviewed has not been targeted specifically at L2 lectures, the research base would develop more quickly if a research agenda specifically targeted at L2 lectures were to be drawn up.
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- Academic ListeningResearch Perspectives, pp. 5 - 6Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1995