AbstractConsidering the fact that the understanding of listening materials is the interactional result of the listener’s language and schema knowledge, schema theory now is used widely in the research area of acquiring a second language
The paper aims to explore the applications of schema theory during the teaching of English listening from the perspectives of the schema theory, its effects on the teaching of English listening, the strategies guided by schema theory in listening teaching
By implementing a comparative study and analysizing its results, the author has finally come to a conclusion: The teaching model of English listening based on schema theory is more effective to improve students’ listening skills than the traditional teaching model; the background knowledge produces a gre