1st Edition

Metacognitive Listening Instruction in the Second Language Classroom Integrating Theory, Method, and Practice

By Naheen Madarbakus-Ring Copyright 2026
256 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book addresses the gap between listening theory and practice by providing an outline of listening theory, offering practical listening methods, and presenting how metacognitive instruction can be integrated into real lesson practice. Applying these methods to teaching and learning can provide educators with the instructional guidance needed to offer their learners some tangibility in second... Read more

Contents

List of Acronyms/Abbreviations

Chapter 1: Metacognition in second language listening

Chapter 2: Teachers’ and learners’ perspectives on L2 listening

Chapter 3: Curriculum design and listening tasks in metacognitive instruction

Chapter 4: Choosing a listening resource and lesson approach using TED Talks

Chapter 5: Classroom-based listening instruction: A face-to-face metacognitive approach

Chapter 6: Self-led listening instruction: An autonomous metacognitive approach

Chapter 7: Using in-class metacognitive listening journals: Learners’ reflections

Chapter 8: Using metacognitive instruction in L2 listening pedagogy

Glossary

References

Index

Biography

Naheen Madarbakus-Ring works at the University of Tsukuba in Japan and has taught in South Korea, the UK, and New Zealand. Naheen received her PhD in Applied Linguistics from Victoria University of Wellington (NZ). Her research areas include listening strategies, curriculum design, and material development.