Adanech PhD in ELT

The book titled Study Listening is unique for teaching listening at an EFL/ESL context. For example, it practically shows the gap between traditional ways of teaching listening (which leads the learners listen and answer) and current trends of teaching listening (activate the learners’ background knowledge in the pre-listening activities, i.e., the activities focus on the lecture contents and lecture language; while-listening activities encompass first listening and second listening; listening and note taking in the first listening and detailed note-taking in the second listening. The post listening activities focuses on language and content of the lecture with self evaluation checklists. On the other hand, the book guides higher education teachers how to improve learners’ listening comprehension and how to teach the listening skill as well. In addition, it gives an opportunity for the EFL/ESL learners to identify and practice the six macrostategies through the given exercises and through note taking techniques while they listen to. Generally, the book, Study Listening is very helpful for EFL/ESL university or college teachers (how to teach listening), for the students (how to study listening), and for the researchers (to find the learners’ macrostrategy level). Moreover, it is a good reference for EFL/ESL teachers and students. It is also good for the researchers who are interested working on to enhance learners’ listening comprehension.skills. Adanech Zemede Woldemariam, has MA in English Language Teaching (ELT); currently she is a PhD scholar in English Language Education (ELE) at English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad India.