Now in its second edition, this reader-friendly text offers a comprehensive treatment of concepts and knowledge related to teaching second language (L2) listening, with a particular emphasis on metacognition.

Christine C. M. Goh is President's Chair Professor in Education (Linguistics and Language Education) at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Larry Vandergrift was Professor Emeritus from the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

Part 1: Second Language Listening Theory and Research 1. Teaching Listening and Learning to Listen 2. Listening Competence 3. A Cognitive Model of Listening Comprehension 4. Factors that Influence Listening Success Part 2: Metacognition and Learning to Listen 5. A Metacognitive Approach to Listening Instruction 6. A Metacognitive Pedagogical Sequence 7. Activities for Metacognitive Instruction Part 3: Developing Listening Competence 8. Perception and Word Segmentation 9. Task-Based Listening Lessons 10. Integrated Projects for Extensive Listening 11. Listening with Technology 12. Assessing Listening for Learning Epilogue: Synthesis of Issues Related to Teaching and Learning Listening