Garnet Education English for Academic Study: Listening Course Book with Audio

"If you spend a few minutes flipping through their pages, you will discover a real treasure for your academic classes. It is definitely worth reading them!" Liliana Burga Yuy for IATEFL Voices, Issue 236, January / February 2014 "The particular listening skills required for lectures, especially those in western HE contexts, how prior knowledge of the format of lectures can help, and coping with the realities of listening, such as lecturers' digressions, are covered. The role of pronunciation patterns, particularly stress in sentences and within words and its role in communicating meaning, is featured. Units focus on both macro and micro skills and in this way ensure that the role of language in improving comprehension, including lexical knowledge, is not neglected. The units comprise a range of activities which can allow for learner interaction and differentiation to cope with differing levels of proficiency; clear links are made with the Vocabulary Study Book. Other strengths of the course are the online resource suggestions and study skills strands; advice sections are placed within units for listening skill support. A comprehensive introduction orients tutors and students to these elements." Clare Anderson for the ESP SIG Journal, Issue 41, April 2013