LISTENING IN LANGUAGE LEARNING

Examines listening as both a means of achieving understanding and as a teachable skill. The underlying theme of the volume is that an integration of cognitive, social, and educational perspectives is necessary in order to characterise effectively what listening ability is and how it may develop. It...

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Main Author: Rost, Michael (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Harlow Longman 1990
Series:Applied linguistics and language study
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Summary:Examines listening as both a means of achieving understanding and as a teachable skill. The underlying theme of the volume is that an integration of cognitive, social, and educational perspectives is necessary in order to characterise effectively what listening ability is and how it may develop. It introduces listening from a cognitive perspective, and presents a detailed investigation of listening in social and educational contexts. The study concludes with an analysis of how listening development can be incorporated effectively into curriculum design.
Physical Description:xviii, 278 pages illustrations 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-266) and index.
ISBN:0582016509