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| − | '''Aural''' comes from the Latin ''auris'' meaning ‘ear’. It refers to what we hear – in Music and foreign languages, as well as in what is spoken in our own language. | + | '''Aural''' comes from the Latin ''auris'' meaning ‘ear’. It refers to what we hear – in Music and foreign languages, as well as in what is spoken in our own language. An '''aural''' test measures the student's ability to hear the sounds in the subject being studied. |
For a common pronunciation problem with the word '''aural''' click [[Oral - aural|here]] | For a common pronunciation problem with the word '''aural''' click [[Oral - aural|here]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:31, 13 January 2007
Aural comes from the Latin auris meaning ‘ear’. It refers to what we hear – in Music and foreign languages, as well as in what is spoken in our own language. An aural test measures the student's ability to hear the sounds in the subject being studied.
For a common pronunciation problem with the word aural click here
