Teaching and Learning Second Language Listening: Metacognition in Action

Teaching and Learning Second Language Listening: Metacognition in Action
ISBN-10
1136912371
ISBN-13
9781136912375
Category
Foreign Language Study
Pages
336
Language
English
Published
2012-04-23
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Larry Vandergrift, Christine C. M. Goh

Description

This reader-friendly text, firmly grounded in listening theories and supported by recent research findings, offers a comprehensive treatment of concepts and knowledge related to teaching second language (L2) listening, with a particular emphasis on metacognition. The metacognitive approach, aimed at developing learner listening in a holistic manner, is unique and groundbreaking. The book is focused on the language learner throughout; all theoretical perspectives, research insights, and pedagogical principles in the book are presented and discussed in relation to the learner. The pedagogical model─a combination of the tried-and-tested sequence of listening lessons and activities that show learners how to activate processes of skilled listeners ─ provides teachers with a sound framework for students’ L2 listening development to take place inside and outside the classroom. The text includes many practical ideas for listening tasks that have been used successfully in various language learning contexts.

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