Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Tables
List of Figures
Introduction
Part I Listening in the general L2 context
Chapter 1 Listening theories
Chapter 2 Core issues in L2 listening
Part II Listening in the Chinese L2 context
Chapter 3 Unique features of the Chinese language
Chapter 4 Research methods in Chinese L2 listening
Chapter 5 Development and status of Chinese L2 listening instruction
Part III Teaching Chinese L2 listening
Chapter 6 A Chinese L2 listening teaching sequence
Chapter 7 Techniques and activities for teaching Chinese L2 listening
Chapter 8 Chinese L2 listening teaching from learners’ perspectives
Conclusion
References
Index
Biography
Wei Cai is an Associate Professor in the School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures, University of Calgary, Canada.
"Wei Cai has succeeded admirably in synthesizing research on Chinese L2 listening in relation to literature on general L2 listening with an eye towards a systemic teaching approach to Chinese listening. For Chinese L2 researchers, teachers, and students, this volume not only provides a comprehensive and highly accessible view of the processes involved in listening development in general and Chinese L2 listening in particular but also evidence-based pedagogical approaches and techniques."
Chuanren Ke, Professor of Chinese and Second Language Acquisition, University of Iowa, USA
"As the first book ever on the theory and pedagogy of L2 Chinese listening, Teaching and Researching Chinese Second Language Listening is a significant contribution to SLA and applied linguistics. It marks a new level on L2 listening research and is a ‘must read’ to scholars in this area."
Professor Yang Zhao, School of Chinese as a Second Language, Peking University
