Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2371966 in Books
• Published on: 1995-10-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 50 pages

Synopsis
This text shows that listening is a skill which teachers need to develop in language learners of all levels and abilities, if their learners are to be able to listen successfully in another language. It helps teachers to gain a better understanding of the processes involved in listening, the difficulties encountered by learners when listening in a foreign language, and the support teachers can offer to help learners improve their listening skills. The author focuses on developing listening skills over time through the use of listening materials and tasks graded according to difficulty. Help is given on devising, selecting and preparing suitable listening materials and tasks. This book contains many ideas for classroom activities, and shows how teachers may optimize the listening resources available to them. Suggestions are illustrated with detailed concrete examples, including carousel and group work, which teachers can adapt for use with their learners. Teachers in secondary, sixth form and further education should find this book a source of support, advice and ideas on developing their learners' listening skills.