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From https://frenchteachernet.blogspot.com/2019/08/breaking-sound-barrier-teaching.html

Breaking the Sound Barrier: Teaching Language Learners How to Listen 
By Gianfranco Conti and Steve Smith
Self-published

This book is for language teachers who want to help their students become more effective listeners. It focuses on the processes involved in aural comprehension, blending the latest research evidence with over 200 engaging listening activities, as well as lots of useful practical classroom ideas and lesson sequences. Chapters include the principles of "listening as modelling", developing phonological and lexical retrieval skills, grammatical parsing, interpersonal and task-based listening. There are also chapters on how to make the most of songs, cognitive and metacognitive strategies, assessment and preparing for examinations. The final chapter offers a framework for language teachers or departments who wish to develop a strategy for improved listening. The book aims to place listening at the forefront of lesson planning.

The book is available for purchase at https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/109697388X/