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Download or read book Listening in Language Learning written by Michael Rost and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines listening as both a means of achieving understanding and as a teachable skill. The underlying theme of the volume is that an integration of cognitive, social, and educational perspectives is necessary in order to characterise effectively what listening ability is and how it may develop. It introduces listening from a cognitive perspective, and presents a detailed investigation of listening in social and educational contexts. The study concludes with an analysis of how listening development can be incorporated effectively into curriculum design.