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Hearing phonemes

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Polyglot2005
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04 December 2006 at 5:42pm | IP Logged 
There have been a few threads which have briefly mentioned working with mp3 audio of dialogues that were increased in speed. I'm wondering if slowing dialogues down would have any benefit for a beginner in a foreign language. Do you think this would aid in a person hearing the phonemes of the language and maybe more clearly identify specific sounds that the learner "can't hear."
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04 December 2006 at 6:08pm | IP Logged 
In the beginning it's obviously good to hear the sounds clearly produced, preferably with explanations where to put the tongue, how to move your lips et.c. After that I see no reason to listen to slow dialogues. The point of listening to natural ("fast") speech is of course to hear the sounds as intended, to get a feel for rhythm, and possibly practice listening comprehension and/or shadowing.
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