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19 - Listening and Good Language Teachers

from Part III - Instructional Perspectives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2020

By
Suzanne Graham  and
Denise Santos
Edited by
Carol Griffiths  and
Zia Tajeddin
Carol Griffiths
Affiliation:
University of Leeds
Zia Tajeddin
Affiliation:
Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
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Summary

In Chapter 19, the authors deal with the practices of good teachers of listening. They describe an interventionist study aimed at developing teachers’ understanding of listening pedagogy and practice and present the implications of the study for models of teacher development.

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listeningCPDcontinuing professional development
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Lessons from Good Language Teachers , pp. 246 - 259
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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