Publisher's Synopsis
In the course of the introduction of the national educational standards, it becomes clear that listening and speaking are key skills. But what exactly is listening skills? How is it created and how can listening be practically taught and encouraged? How is listening didactics designed in different subjects and offers? For example, how does media have to be designed to make listening easier? What quality must spoken texts have in order to be understood? The authors of this volume of the Edition Listening answer these questions from a didactic, educational and psychological point of view. Listening shows up as a complex process of information processing that helps to develop speaking and language skills, to increase attention and concentration and to attain a better awareness of oneself and others.
