What does language comprehension involve? How can teachers best go about selecting and designing effective listening materials for themselves? In Listening, the authors provide a much-needed perspective on the subject and include material from their own recent work in comprehension task design.

What is listening comprehension? --Listening skills in native speakers -- Listening skills in foreign learners -- Graded development of listening skills -- Listening in the L2 classroom -- Approaches to grading L2 listening -- Samples from a graded listening programme -- Investigating listening in your classroom.