Includes bibliographical references and index.

Parts and goals of a listening and speaking course -- Beginning to listen and speak in another language -- Listening -- Extensive listening -- Language-focused learning through dictation and related activities -- Pronunciation -- Learning through task-based interaction -- Learning through pushed output -- Teaching using a course book -- Language-focused learning -- Developing fluency -- Assessing progress.

"This guide for teachers and teacher trainees provides a wealth of suggestions for helping learners at all levels of proficiency develop their listening and speaking skills and fluency, using a framework based on principles of teaching and learning. By following these suggestions, which are organized around four strands - meaning-focused input, meaning-focused output, language-focused learning, and fluency development - teachers will be able to design and present a balanced program for their students. Updated with cutting-edge research and theory, the Second Edition of Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking retains its hands-on focus and engaging format, and features new activities and information on emerging topics, including: Two new chapters on Extensive Listening and Teaching Using a Course Book Expanded coverage of key topics, including assessment, pronunciation, and using the internet to develop listening and speaking skills Easy-to-implement tasks and suggestions for further reading in every chapter More tools for preservice teachers and teacher trainers, such as a sample unit, a "survival syllabus," and topic prompts The second edition of this bestselling book is an essential text for all Certificate, Diploma, Masters and Doctoral courses for teachers of English as a second or foreign language"-- Provided by publisher.