The Audio‐Motor Unit
A Listening Comprehension Strategy That Works
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8936378 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Theodore B Kalivoda (Oklahoma State University, corresponding author), Genelle Morain (University of Georgia), Robert J Elkins (University of Kansas) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 392-400 |
| Publication date | 1971-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Foreign Language Annals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1971.tb02056.x |
| OpenAlex | W2082838126 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The audio‐motor unit, a ten‐minute lesson involving the interplay of visual, auditory, and motor skills, shows promise as an effective device for the teaching of listening comprehension. Each lesson, composed of a series of oral commands, elicits physical responses which demonstrate student comprehension of meaning. One hundred eighty students and their teachers who used this multisensory strategy acknowledged its positive impact upon development of aural skill. They also saw inherent in the motor activity a number of psychological factors which stimulate learning, and a vivid expression of cultural elements
Active listening · Auditory stimuli · Cognitive psychology · Comprehension · Developmental psychology · Linguistics · Listening comprehension · Mathematics education · Meaning (existential · Motor skill · Communication · Education and Technology Integration · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Neuroscience · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 1994 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |