Listening in the Language Classroom

by John Field

Book Overview

The book's central argument is that a preoccupation with the notion of 'comprehension' has led teachers to focus upon the product of listening, in the form of answers to questions, ignoring the listening process itself. The author provides an informed account of the psychological processes which make up the skill of listening and analyses the characteristics of the speech signal from which listeners have to construct a message. Drawing upon this information,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521685702
• ISBN13: 9780521685702
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"