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The position of listening (oral comprehension) at German studies and the functions which it performs in the teaching process are determined by the level of foreign language mastery of the students. This level makes it that developing of a complex ability of oral comprehension, thus oriented to the reception of the meaning contained in the text, is connected in the course of teaching with developing of the other language skills and with the work on the subsystems of the language and in particular on the lexical subsystem. The general remarks contained in the first part of the article are in the course of further considerations the basis for differentiation of the position and functions of listening skill (oral comprehension) in specific years of studies.

This paper attempts to answer the question about the scope of reflection in foreign language teaching. The starting point is the assumption that through reflection on language and its use one can support language learning processes. The above considerations apply to the learner's perspective and they relate to process of fostering the development of language awareness and cultural awareness. Additionally, the article contains a list of instruments whose function is to facilitate student reflection in the process of developing learning awareness. At the end selected factors determining the scope of reflection in learning a foreign language are indicated.