The Effects of English Audio-Visual Materials on Listening Comprehension from the Perspective of Schema Theory
English audio-visual materials have been widely used by teachers and students, and have been the important resources of teaching and self-study.What effects do these materials have on English listening comprehension? Based on the schema theory, this paper has this question expounded through empirical research.The result of the research indicates that if the sound messages are closely correlated with the visual ones, peoples cognitive schema can be stimulated and enriched, which will give concrete and vivid clues to their treatment of the sound materials, and improve their level of listening comprehension.However, it also indicates that learners language proficiency plays a fairly important role in their listening comprehension.
Cognitive Schema English Audio-visual Materials English Listening Comprehension
Danxin Liang
College of Foreign Studies,Guangzhou University,Guangzhou,Guangdong,China
国际会议
三亚
英文
596-600
2013-06-21（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）