How to Teach Listening - a practical guide to the theory of listening in the English language classroom and the skills required in its teaching.
Showing how to put theory into practice, the book includes fifty innovative activities, and links each one to relevant research principles.
I was in the middle of a long improvisation when the ceiling opened up and there was the head of my spiritual teacher Murshid Sam Lewis—who died in l97l— smiling down at me. He was enveloped in silver light and looked like the Sistine ...
The playful rhymes of Yes, I Can Listen! encourage children to appreciate the rewards of attentive listening. With sweet characters, varied type faces, and vivid colors, this picture book introduces a variety of listening scenarios.
Active listening is a person’s willingness and ability to hear and understand.
How to be Heard includes never-before-seen exercises to help you develop communication skills that are as effective at home as in the boardroom or conference call.
The boy at the centre of this book finds it hard to listen, and consequently gets into all sorts of trouble, such as getting lost in a museum and having to wear a really embarrassing pair of swimming trunks at a friend's party.
Everyone can be a better listener. Using the concepts of what we think, feel, and do about listening, Dr. Kline promotes the need for honing this often neglected communication skill.
From historical perspectives to present theory, to teaching and performing listening in the classroom, in health care, and in corporate settings, this book provides a much-needed introduction to the core issues of listening.
The book incorporates the Lexile Framework for Listening and explains why it is revolutionizing the field of listening and contributing to a surging recognition of its importance in the academic curriculum.