Listening Comprehension - The Core Language Skill

Far too much emphasis is placed on speaking in language instruction. If the emphasis were placed on listening comprehension, people would end up speaking better. Timelines: 1:05 Speaking is highly overrated. 2:06 Listening is the fundamental skill. 2:34 Listening is easy to organize. 5:32 Speaking and Listening reinforce each other. 6:03 Reading is a form of listening. 7:18 There is too much emphasis on speaking. 7:45 A possible solution for school system. 10:27 Step 1 in any language. Visit https://www.LingQ.com Link to blog post: https://blog.thelinguist.com/listening-comprehension My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Follow the new LingQ channel: https://goo.gl/WVnzRS Follow "Steve's Cafe" channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann