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Integrating Authentic Listening into the Language Classroom
1914010450 pdf 1914010450 pdf Historically, English language teachers are not trained in how to teach authentic listening effectively. In addition, the scripted and graded audio used to model new language (lexis and grammar) in the coursebooks is very different to the spontaneous language students encounter away from the classroom. Consequently, teachers dont (or cant) use authentic recordings in class and, as a result, their students struggle to follow authentic speech in the real world. Integrating Authentic Listening into the Language Classroom addresses these shortfalls by first identifying what the theory behind authentic listening is and why it is important to integrate it into language teaching. It then moves on to outline key strategies of authentic listening, which are backed up with anecdotes and evidence from the field, before going on to show the practical application of such strategies with concrete and down-to-earth examples and tried-and-tested activities for any language lesson. Read more