Teaching Listening

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006. — 16 p. Listening in another language is a hard job, but we can make it easier by applying what we know about activating prior knowledge, helping students organize their learning by thinking about their purposes for listening, and if speaking is also a goal of the classroom, using well-structured speaking tasks informed by research. Table of Contents Introduction. Activation of prior knowledge for improved listening comprehension. Systematic presentation of listening for main ideas, listening for details, and listening and making inferences. Stimulating integration of real-world cultural information for students to know and share. Presentation of extensive listening tasks leading to personalized speaking. References and Further Reading.