Even in cases where foreign customers can speak English quite well, it is often forgotten that they may not be able to understand it to the required level — bearing in mind the regional and social variation which permeates speech and which can cause major problems of listening comprehension.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого. И. Мостицкий. 2002-2012.
comprehension — noun 1 understanding ADJECTIVE ▪ human VERB + COMPREHENSION ▪ have ▪ He apparently has no comprehension of the suffering of others. ▪ defy … Collocations dictionary
comprehension — [[t]kɒ̱mprɪhe̱nʃ(ə)n[/t]] comprehensions 1) N UNCOUNT Comprehension is the ability to understand something. [FORMAL] This was utterly beyond her comprehension. Syn: understanding 2) N UNCOUNT Comprehension is full knowledge and understanding of… … English dictionary
comprehension — noun 1 (U) the ability to understand something: a reasonable comprehension of the subject | beyond (sb s) comprehension (=impossible to understand): How she managed to pass her exam after doing so little work is beyond my comprehension. 2 (U)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
comprehension */ — UK [ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌkɑmprəˈhenʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms comprehension : singular comprehension plural comprehensions 1) [uncountable] the ability to understand something The students stared at me without comprehension. We have no… … English dictionary
comprehension — com|pre|hen|sion [ ,kamprə henʃən ] noun * 1. ) uncount the ability to understand something: The students stared at me without comprehension. We have no comprehension of the traumas these children have suffered. beyond (someone s) comprehension ( … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
listening — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Listening is used before these nouns: ↑comprehension, ↑exercise, ↑experience, ↑skill, ↑test {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Listening is used with these nouns: ↑audience, ↑ear … Collocations dictionary
Directed listening and thinking activity — The directed listening and thinking activity (DLTA) is a strategy that was first identified by Stauffer (1980). It is used with early childhood students or students who are not yet successful independent readers. Teachers use this strategy to… … Wikipedia
Informational listening — The process of informational listening focuses on the ability of an individual to understand a speaker’s message. It is a huge part of everyday life, and failing to understand the concept of informational listening can be very detrimental to one… … Wikipedia
Machine listening — signifie littéralement « écoute automatique » en français. C est une discipline qui consiste à apprendre aux ordinateurs comment écouter les sons, que ce soit de la musique, de la parole ou les sons courants de l environnement. Écouter… … Wikipédia en Français
Deutsches Sprachdiplom Stufe I and II — The Deutsches Sprachdiplom der Kultusministerkonferenz (engl.: German Language Diploma of the Education Ministers Conference), or short DSD of KMK, can be obtained by high school students abroad as a certificate proving German language… … Wikipedia
Japanese Language Proficiency Test — Certificate of Proficiency awarded for passing the Level N1 JLPT conducted in 2010. The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (日本語能力試験, Nihongo Nōryoku Shiken … Wikipedia
