Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Introducing the course
  • 2 Predicting content
    • 2.1 Listening to introductions
    • 2.2 Anticipating, listening out for and practising unfamiliar sounds
  • 3 Using knowledge of your own language
    • 3.1 Recognising cognates
    • 3.2. Pronouncing cognates
  • 4 Using cultural knowledge
    • 4.1 Happiness and contentment
    • 4.2 Body language
  • 5 Using subtitles
    • 5.1 Interlingual subtitles
    • 5.2 Intralingual subtitles
  • 6 Coping with unfamiliar language
    • 6.1 Recognising idiomatic language
    • 6.2 Using transcripts
  • 7 Deducing meaning
    • 7.1 Understanding the gist
    • 7.2 Listening for detail
    • 7.3 Recognising native speaker techniques
  • Conclusion
  • Take the next step
  • Acknowledgements
  • Solutions