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Exploring a Model for Training Higher Vocational College Students' Direct Processing in English Listening:A Working Memory Perspective

Author(s)

Liu Yanping*

Affiliation(s)

Guangdong Institute of Arts and Sciences, Lianjiang, Guangdong, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

The "translation during listening", which has caused listening comprehension failure and low English proficiency among many higher vocational college students, has been rarely explored. This study, from the working memory perspective, analyzes the cause of this "translation" phenomenon and proposes a model with five strategies to help students remove the "translation" link and build direct sound-meaning mapping in English listening.

Keywords

Higher Vocational College English; Working Memory; Direct Processing

References

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