Teaching listening comprehension
By: Penny Ur.
Series: Cambridge handbooks for language teachers
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
Subjects: Listening -- Study and teaching; Attention; Comprehension
Description: This book is about developing listening comprehension skills in the language classroom. In Part I, some essential background issues are dealt with. The author defines the characteristics of real-life listening, analyses the problems encountered by language learners, and discusses the considerations involved in planning successful classroom listening practice. Part II contains a wide variety of exercise types. The activities range in level from elementary to advanced and illustrate techniques appropriate for both adults and children. The exercises can be used as they stand or they can serve as models for teachers who wish to design their own materials. -- Back cover.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 169-172.
Includes index.