TY  - JOUR
A1  - Marx, Alexandra
A1  - Heppt, Birgit
A1  - Henschel, Sofie
T1  - Listening comprehension of academic and everyday language in first language and second language students
JF  - Applied psycholinguistics : psychological and linguistic studies across languages and learners
N2  - Listening comprehension in academic contexts is an important prerequisite for the acquisition of school-related skills. However, the concept of academic language is generally the subject of much debate, and there is no consensus yet on what constitutes academic listening comprehension. To date, it remains unclear whether listening comprehension of academic language may be regarded as a distinct construct. The present study investigates the distinction of academic and everyday listening comprehension in 459 ninth-grade students speaking German as a first language or as a second language. Empirical results provide preliminary evidence that academic listening forms a separate facet of listening comprehension. Contrary to theoretical assumptions, second language students were not particularly disadvantaged in terms of academic listening comprehension.
Y1  - 2017
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1017/S0142716416000333
SN  - 0142-7164
SN  - 1469-1817
VL  - 38
SP  - 571
EP  - 600
PB  - Cambridge Univ. Press
CY  - New York
ER  -