Teaching ESL/EFL listening and speaking

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Teaching ESL/EFL listening and speaking

Jonathan M. Newton and I.S.P. Nation

Routledge, 2021

2nd ed

  • : hbk

Available at  / 2 libraries

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Summary: "This guide for teachers and teacher trainees provides a wealth of suggestions for helping learners at all levels of proficiency develop their listening and speaking skills and fluency, using a framework based on principles of teaching and learning. By following these suggestions, which are organized around four strands - meaning-focused input, meaning-focused output, language-focused learning, and fluency development - teachers will be able to design and present a balanced program for their students. Updated with cutting-edge research and theory, ..."

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  • Parts and goals of a listening and speaking course
  • Beginning to listen and speak in another language
  • Listening
  • Extensive listening
  • Language-focused learning through dictation and related activities
  • Pronunciation
  • Learning through task-based interaction
  • Learning through pushed output
  • Teaching using a course book
  • Language-focused learning
  • Developing fluency
  • Assessing progress

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