Problems of Teaching Listening to Foreign Language Speech and Possible Ways to Solve Them

Relevance of the study is due to the need to improve the quality of teaching Chinese at schools and universities, including increasing the efficiency of the formation of skills to perceive the sound of Chinese speech, as well as the need to increase new methodological knowledge about teaching listening based on the material of syllabic languages.

Aim. To identify the problems of listening to oral Chinese speech, substantiated by the syllabic typology of the Chinese language, and to develop possible ways to solve them.

Methodology. The study is based on the methodology of systemic, personality-oriented, axiological, communicative, intercultural and competence-based approaches to teaching foreign languages. It uses various theoretical (systematization, classification, analysis, synthesis, abstraction, generalization) and empirical (questionnaire survey, snowball method, peer review, linguistic analysis, linguistic observation and description, comparative analysis, pedagogical experiment, experiential learning, testing etc.) research methods.

Scientific novelty and/or theoretical and/or practical significance. The problems of listening to oral Chinese speech are identified, and effective ways to solve them are proposed.

Results. The mechanism of listening is described from the viewpoint of the operation of mental processes in the integral structure of the individual's psyche, a unit of perception of oral Chinese speech is identified, specific characteristics of oral Chinese speech are identified, problems of learning to listen in Chinese are identified, language and speech listening skills that contribute to overcoming the problems of learning to listen to Chinese speech are highlighted, special types of exercises that contribute to the effective formation of language skills and listening skills are developed and experimentally tested. Conclusions. The study made it possible to identify the problems of listening to oral Chinese speech, due to the syllabic typology of the Chinese language, and to suggest types of exercises aimed at developing listening skills and abilities that help overcome the identified problems. These types of exercises can be used in the development of various teaching methods and technologies aimed at developing perceptual skills and listening skills at different levels of education and different levels of Chinese language proficiency in various pedagogical settings. For the formation of perceptional and listening skills, special educational materials in digital form are required, which will allow to practice these types of exercises. These materials must be voiced by native speakers, which also creates additional challenge in their development. At the same time, the study confirmed that this approach to the formation of perceptional skills and listening skills can effectively overcome the difficulties of listening to Chinese speech.

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