Independent Listening Comprehension Practice

Radio

91.5 FM and 55 AM: Oregon Public Broadcasting has these excellent radio stations. The programming includes news, music, and shows on cars, cooking, politics, American life, etc. The stations broadcast 24 hours each day.

Television

Find one show you like and watch the same show each week. Try to find an American friend to watch with, so you can ask about expressions and words you don't understand.

Kaneko Language Lab, Room 110 (Please do not take books and tapes from the lab!)

• On the back shelves and at the last desk near the shelves are copies of the book English Pronunciation for Japanese Speakers. There are also tapes for this book on the left side of the top shelves.
• Tapes for Quest are also in the Language Lab.

Kaneko Learning Center

• You can get the CDs for Quest from Bill Nelson or Jeff Brislin during the day. Between 5 and 10 p.m., the student worker can check out the Quest CDs to you.
• The computers in the Kaneko Learning Center have the software program Focus on Grammar. There are four levels of difficulty. To begin, at the bottom left of the screen, click on start. Then choose programs, learning, and Focus on Grammar. This software program has excellent listening activities!

Kaneko Computer Lab, Room 109

The computers in the lab have the software program Focus on Grammar. There are four levels of difficulty. To begin, at the bottom left of the screen, click on start. Then choose programs, learning, and Focus on Grammar. This software program has excellent listening activities!

Willamette Language Laboratory, Basement of Walton Hall (18B Walton): http://www.willamette.edu/cla/llc/

• Quest tapes and tapes for English Pronunciation for Japanese Speakers are located in the Willamette Language Lab. Check them out at the lab reception desk with your ID.
• The lab hours are:
  • MWF 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  • SUNDAY 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.