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The Listening Development Pack

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Part 1
Teaching Listening by H.Douglas Brown.
from 'Teaching by Principles', 2nd edition, Pearson Education 2001.

Part 2
What Makes listening Difficult? by H.Douglas Brown.
from 'Teaching by Principles', 2nd edition, Pearson Education 2001.
and
Potential Problems in Learning to Listen to English by Mary Underwood
from 'Teaching Listening', Pearson Education 1989.

Part 3
Listening by Jeremy Harmer
from 'The Practice of English Teaching', 3rd edition, Pearson Education 2001.

Part 4
The Changing Face of Listening by John Field
from English Teaching Professional 6 1998.

Part 5
Listening In by Jonathon Marks
from English Teaching Professional 16 2000.

Part 6
The Sound of Music by Jeremy Harmer
adapted from 'The Practice of English Teaching', 3rd edition, Pearson Education 2001.

Part 7
Using TV 'Soaps' for Listening Comprehension by Thomas Farrell
from Modern English Teacher 7/2 1998.

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For more information on these articles and extracts go to The Listening bibliography or the Journals and Magazines section on the Links page.