Chapter One 1
What is listening? 1
1．Introduction 2
2．What is listening? 3
3．Approaches to listening 4
4．Listening in action 6
5．Teaching listening 9
6．Assessing listening 18
7．Conclusion 22
Further Readings 23
Helpful Websites 23
References 23
Chapter Two 25
Listening for beginning level learners 25
1．Introduction 26
2．Syllabus design issues 28
3．Principles for teaching listening to beginning learners 32
4．Tasks and materials 37
5．Listening in the beginning classroom 49
6．Assessing beginning learners 54
7．Conclusion 56
Further Readings 56
Helpful Websites 57
References 57
Chapter Three 59
Listening for intermediate level learners 59
1．Introduction 60
2．Syllabus design issues 61
3．Principles for teaching listening to intermediate learners 65
4．Tasks and materials 70
5．Listening in the intermediate classroom 85
6．Assessing intermediate learners 89
7．Conclusion 94
Further Readings v 94
Helpful Website 95
References 95
Chapter Four 97
Listening for advanced level learners 97
1．Introduction 98
2．Syllabus design issues 98
3．Principles for teaching listening to advanced learners 103
4．Tasks and materials 111
5．Listening in the advanced classroom 117
6．Assessing advanced learners 119
7．Conclusion 122
Further Readings 123
Helpful Websites 123
References 124
Chapter Five 125
Key issues in teaching listening 125
1．Introduction 126
2．Listening as a social activity 126
3．Using technology in the listening classroom 128
4．Self-study and learner autonomy 136
5．Dealing with learning styles,preferences,and multiple intelligences 143
6．Top five lists of ideas for listening teachers 146
7．Conclusion 154
Further Readings 154
Helpful Websites 155
References 156
Appendix 1:Listening tasks 158
Appendix 2:Audio scripts 162
Glossary 169
Index 174
Credits 178