Series: Routledge Research in Language Education

The role of English in the global arena has prompted official language-in-education policymakers to adopt language education policies to enable citizens to be proficient in English and to access knowledge. Local educational contexts in different countries have implemented English education in their own ways with different pedagogical goals, motivations, features, and pedagogies. While much of the research cited in English...

Teaching EFL Learners Shadowing for Listening explores shadowing, an active and highly cognitive technique for developing EFL listening skills. In this technique, learners track heard speech and vocalise it simultaneously, and it is gradually becoming recognised. However, numerous mysteries and misunderstandings still surround it. This book uncovers shadowing in terms of both theory and practice. It clearly distinguishes shadowing from...