{"product_id":"teaching-listening-and-speaking-in-kathleen-m-bailey-9781350093539","title":"Teaching Listening and Speaking in Second and Foreign Language Contexts","description":"This book guides language teachers in planning and teaching activities that promote the development of speaking and listening skills at all levels of target language proficiency, for teachers of any modern language. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eKathleen M. Bailey draws on her extensive experience as a language teacher, teacher educator, and language learner to interweave practical activities with the research and theory that support their use. Activities include the use of pictures, songs, drama techniques, tasks, and projects to promote the development of speaking and listening skills. The author shares reflections of her own and encourages readers to reflect on their own experiences and become aware of their existing mental constructs through multiple reflection tasks and discussion questions. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEach chapter provides focusing questions. The systematic chapter structure scaffolds the readers' understanding of the concepts explored, which include communication strategies, interactive and non-interactive listening, speaking anxiety, accentedness and intelligibility, and much more. Through its companion website this book provides access to resources that enable readers to continue their own professional development as teachers of listening and speaking in second and foreign language contexts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathleen M. Bailey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 135009353X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350093539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Kathleen M. Bailey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43948043632895,"sku":"9781350093539","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2aea72ad-af65-4272-9ebf-f17f8fb04ed2.jpg?v=1681522286","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/teaching-listening-and-speaking-in-kathleen-m-bailey-9781350093539","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}