Listening in the language classroom /
John Field.
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- x, 366 p. : ill. ;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-359) and index.
Listening then and now -- The comprehension approach : pluses and minuses -- Listening and the learner -- Types of listening -- A diagnostic approach to L2 listening -- Dividing listening into its components -- A process approach -- Input and context -- Decoding and the inconsistent signal -- Decoding : sounds, syllables and words -- Using grammar and intonation -- Amplifying what the speaker says -- Handling information -- Real speech -- Listening strategies -- Strategy instruction in second language listening -- Fitting it together.
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Language and languages Listening Second language acquisition