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OverviewWhat does language comprehension involve? How can teachers best go about selecting and designing effective listening materials for themselves? In Listening, the authors provide a much-needed perspective on the subject and include material from their own recent work in comprehension task design. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tony Lynch (Lecturer at the Institute for Applied Language Studies, Lecturer at the Institute for Applied Language Studies, University of Edinburgh Centre, Adelaide) , Anne Anderson (Lecturer in Psychology, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Glasgow) , C. N. Candlin , H. G. WiddowsonPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 24.70cm Weight: 0.298kg ISBN: 9780194371353ISBN 10: 0194371352 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 07 July 1988 Audience: ELT/ESL , ELT General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsThe authors and series editors Introduction Section One: Explanation - Research into listening 1: What is listening comprehension? 1.1 Introduction 1.2 What is successful listening? 1.3 One view of listening: the listener as tape recorder 1.4 An alternative view of listening: the listener as active model builder 1.5 The relationship between listening and speaking 1.6 The relationship between listening and reading 2: Listening skills in native speakers 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Speech perception 2.3 The acquisition of listening skills in childhood 2.4 Developing listening skills in young native speakers 2.5 The influence of task and context 3: Listening skills in foreign learners 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The role of comprehension in L2 learning 3.3 Background problems 3.4 Language problems 3.5 Listening problems 4: Graded development of listening skills 4.1 Introduction 4.2 What makes listening easy or difficult? 4.3 Relevant features of listening input 4.4 Relevant factors in listening tasks and contexts 4.5 Summary Section Two: Demonstration - Listening materials 5: Listening in the L2 classroom 5.1 Introduction 5.2 What counts as 'listening'? 5.3 Teaching listening or testing listening? 5.4 Listening or remembering? 5.5 Orientation of questions 5.6 Types of response: learner involvement 5.7 Task materials 6: Approaches to grading L2 listening 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Grading through text characteristics 6.3 Grading through task factors 6.4 Grading complexity, or the complexity of grading 7: Samples from a graded listening programme 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Background to the materials 7.3 Diagrams 7.4 Maps 7.5 Narratives 7.6 Conclusion Section Three: Exploration 8: Investigating listening in your classroom Glossary Further reading Bibliography Appendices IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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