These studies have also shown that newborns respond to human voices and to music. ... Some (but not all) important considerations to take into account when developing an oral language programme are: if children are interested in something, they will listen to it; listening is not only about how well children listen to teachers, but how well children listen to each other, and how well teachers listen to children; teachers should combine listening with a combination of eye contact, facial expressions, body language and verbal responses; peer teaching and evaluation is good for listening; childr...

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Intensive study encourages a fully developed understanding of a subject, making one's knowledge of it integrated and coherent. ... If we want people to have conception of Shakespearean drama, then a play by Neil Simon is not a satisfactory substitute for a play by Shakespeare. (130) Students lack cultural knowledge all right, but is this because they haven't been taught what is shared? ...

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