Listening in the Language Classroom (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521685702)

The book's central argument is that a preoccupation with the notion of 'comprehension' has led teachers to focus upon the product of listening, in the form of answers to questions, ignoring the listening process itself. The author provides an informed account of the psychological processes which make up the skill of listening and analyses the characteristics of the speech signal from which listeners have to construct a message. Drawing upon this information, the book proposes a radical alternative to the comprehension approach and provides for intensive small-scale practice in aspects of listening that are perceptually or cognitively demanding for the learner.

Author: John Field
ISBN-10: 0521685702
ISBN-13: 9780521685702
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/23/2009
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d