Listening Myths: Applying Second Language Research to Classroom Teaching
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (988 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0472034596 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Michael Rost said A gem of a book!. Steve Brown has been a major contributor to the field of second language listening, through his presentations and classes, through his cutting-edge classroom materials, such as English Firsthand, and through his down-to-earth teacher training work, such as Listening Myths. Listening Myths is a very accessible, very personable, ver
Steven Brown's *Listening Myths* has won the College English Association of Ohio's 2014 Nancy Dasher Award. The qualifications for the award are: · The book must be scholarly. · The book must include high-quality research work. Steve Brown, Professor of English at Youngstown State University, is also the co-author of Second Language Acquisitions Myths (same series) and the recently published Third Edition of Understanding Language Structure, Interaction, and Variation.. · The book must be peer-reviewed. · The book must provide an original contribution to the field. · The book must be published by a rep
This volume was conceived as a "best practices" resource for teachers of ESL listening courses in the way that Vocabulary Myths by Keith S. Steven Brown is the author of the Active Listening textbook series and is a teacher trainer. The myths debunked in this book are:§ Listening is the same as reading.§ Listening is passive.§ Listening equals comprehension.§ Because L1 language ability is effortlessly acquired, L2 listening ability is too.§ Listening means listening to conversations.§ Listening is an individual, inside-the-head pr