Exploring Listening Strategy Instruction through Action Research

Author:   Joseph Siegel
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
ISBN:  

9781137521897


Pages:   259
Publication Date:   22 July 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Listening in a second language is challenge for students and teachers alike. This book provides a personal account of an action research intervention involving listening strategy instruction that investigated the viability of this innovative pedagogy in the Japanese university context.

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Author:   Joseph Siegel
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   4.483kg
ISBN:  

9781137521897


ISBN 10:   1137521899
Pages:   259
Publication Date:   22 July 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

PART I: ADDRESSING A GAP IN SECOND LANGUAGE LISTENING INSTRUCTION 1. Personal and Professional Foundations of a Listening Strategy Intervention 2. Listening and How it is Taught 3. The Listening Strategy Instruction Program PART II: UNDERSTANDING THE LISTENING STRATEGY INSTRUCTION INTERVENTION 4. Appraising the Listening Strategy Instruction Intervention 5. Iterative Findings from the Action Research Intervention 6. Participant Lenses: The Findings Viewed from Different Standpoints PART III: POSITIONING THE LISTENING STRATEGY INSTRUCTION IN THE FIELD 7. Reflections and Key Findings for the Local Context 8. Listening Strategy Instruction in the Broader Second Language Context

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“Siegel provides inspiration and a ‘game plan’ for classroom teachers and curriculum designers to integrate language strategy instruction in their courses.” (Adam Murray, JALT Journal, Vol. 39 (2), November, 2017)


Siegel provides inspiration and a `game plan' for classroom teachers and curriculum designers to integrate language strategy instruction in their courses. (Adam Murray, JALT Journal, Vol. 39 (2), November, 2017)


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Joseph Siegel is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Economics at Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo. Many of his published works are on the topics of second language listening pedagogy and strategy instruction. Among his research interests are teaching and learning practices related to second language listening and the development of pragmatic competency.

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