The purpose of this master thesis is to reflect the role of listening in foreign language learning process and to research how to develop this language skill in a more effective way. A review of specialized literature on this topic has led us to prepare some materials for FFL and SFL classroom. Theoretical review has pointed out the prominent role of learning strategies for the development of listening comprehension. Several researchers have demonstrated that good listeners use a wide range of useful strategies. All of them highlight the importance of metacognitive and cognitive strategies for all proficiency levels, however, they find important differences in strategy repertoire depending on learner’s proficiency. Most authors also recommend introducing authentic documents in language classroom. In the light of this research, we have prepared some examples of activities to train listening comprehension with short films in FFL and SFL classrooms. These activities were carried out in three Slovenian high schools. After the class students answered a questionnaire which provides us valuable information about their use of strategies as well as information about their relation to film or other video content in foreign language outside the classroom. Teachers also participated in this research through another questionnaire.
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