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Second Language Listening: Theory and Practice (Cambridge Language Education)

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"Second Language Listening" is divided into 2 broad sections, the first laying down the theoretical framework and the second proposing a pedagogical model for teaching listening, based on the first section's ideas.

The first section lays out the theoretical developments in listening and the various models of listening that have held sway over the years. This section lays the foundation for the section following, which details the pedagogical model Flowerdew and Miller propose.

The first section takes the reader through such topics and top-down, bottom-up and interactice processing, knowledge types utilised in listening, the skills used and so on. The second section uses this to propose an integrated listening programme. While detailed, it is not rigidly proscriptive in nature. There are chapters on using technology and other materials for helping students develop their listening skills.

This book is imminently accessible and does away with lots of useless jargon that you will never use again. It is written with the classroom firmly in view and that makes it one of the most informative books I have read recently. In short, this is simply a very good book to have, giving a deeper understanding of the listening macro-skill. I recommend this book.