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 organised around four strandsâmeaning-focused input meaning-focused output language-focused learning and fluency developmentâteachers will be able to design and present a balanced programme 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. . Language: English