Series Editor PrefacePrefaceAcknowledgments Copyright AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Perspectives on listening Section I. The nature of processing 1. Neurological processing 2. Linguistic processing 3. Semantic processing 4. Pragmatic processing 5. Automatic processing 6. Listening in language acquisition Section II. Teaching listening 7. Approaches to teaching listening 8. Input 9. Designing instruction 10. Listening assessment Section III. Researching listening 11. Sociolinguistic orientations 12. Psycholinguistic orientations 13. Developmental orientations Section IV. Exploring listening 14. Resources for further exploration Glossary References Index