2014年推薦新書~
Pathways to Listening
Student Book 1
Level：Elementary to Pre-Intermediate
Author：Pearl Chang ． Richard A. Roshay
Publisher：New Moon Education (2014)
ISBN：9789868891326
Price： NT$ 480
Pathways to Listening was designed for ESL/EFL students in Taiwan and the larger Chinese community (mainland China, Hong Kong, etc.) as a target audience.
This book is the product of a team of Taiwanese high school instructors who are exceptionally aware of the needs and levels of the students for whom these materials were written, i.e. grades 10-12.
Key Features：
- Authentic listening materials
- Online presence 24/7
- Specifically chosen themes： Chinese culture, adolescence, technology, the importance of English
- Top-down / bottom-up instruction
- Listening for…
a. gist b. discreet items c. detail d. inference - Activating prior-knowledge
- Pre- , while- , Post- activities
- Scaled listening (re：differentiation)
- A “Multiple-intelligence approach”
- Collaborative listening：Activities…
a. in pairs b. small groups c. whole class - Note-taking
- Summarizing
- Reflection
- Self-assessment