Wei Cai is an Associate Professor in the School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures, University of Calgary, Canada.

• ContentsAcknowledgements List of TablesList of FiguresIntroduction Part I Listening in the general L2 context Chapter 1 Listening theoriesChapter 2 Core issues in L2 listening Part II Listening in the Chinese L2 contextChapter 3 Unique features of the Chinese languageChapter 4 Research methods in Chinese L2 listeningChapter 5 Development and status of Chinese L2 listening instruction Part III Teaching Chinese L2 listening Chapter 6 A Chinese L2 listening teaching sequenceChapter 7 Techniques and activities for teaching Chinese L2 listening Chapter 8 Chinese L2 listening teaching from learners’ perspectivesConclusion ReferencesIndex

"Wei Cai has succeeded admirably in synthesizing research on Chinese L2 listening in relation to literature on general L2 listening with an eye towards a systemic teaching approach to Chinese listening. For Chinese L2 researchers, teachers, and students, this volume not only provides a comprehensive and highly accessible view of the processes involved in listening development in general and Chinese L2 listening in particular but also evidence-based pedagogical approaches and techniques."Chuanren Ke, Professor of Chinese and Second Language Acquisition, University of Iowa, USA"As the first book ever on the theory and pedagogy of L2 Chinese listening, Teaching and Researching Chinese Second Language Listening is a significant contribution to SLA and applied linguistics. It marks a new level on L2 listening research and is a ‘must read’ to scholars in this area."Professor Yang Zhao, School of Chinese as a Second Language, Peking University

Wei Cai is an Associate Professor in the School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures, University of Calgary, Canada.

• ContentsAcknowledgements List of TablesList of FiguresIntroduction Part I Listening in the general L2 context Chapter 1 Listening theoriesChapter 2 Core issues in L2 listening Part II Listening in the Chinese L2 contextChapter 3 Unique features of the Chinese languageChapter 4 Research methods in Chinese L2 listeningChapter 5 Development and status of Chinese L2 listening instruction Part III Teaching Chinese L2 listening Chapter 6 A Chinese L2 listening teaching sequenceChapter 7 Techniques and activities for teaching Chinese L2 listening Chapter 8 Chinese L2 listening teaching from learners’ perspectivesConclusion ReferencesIndex

"Wei Cai has succeeded admirably in synthesizing research on Chinese L2 listening in relation to literature on general L2 listening with an eye towards a systemic teaching approach to Chinese listening. For Chinese L2 researchers, teachers, and students, this volume not only provides a comprehensive and highly accessible view of the processes involved in listening development in general and Chinese L2 listening in particular but also evidence-based pedagogical approaches and techniques."Chuanren Ke, Professor of Chinese and Second Language Acquisition, University of Iowa, USA"As the first book ever on the theory and pedagogy of L2 Chinese listening, Teaching and Researching Chinese Second Language Listening is a significant contribution to SLA and applied linguistics. It marks a new level on L2 listening research and is a ‘must read’ to scholars in this area."Professor Yang Zhao, School of Chinese as a Second Language, Peking University

Wei Cai is an Associate Professor in the School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures, University of Calgary, Canada.

• ContentsAcknowledgements List of TablesList of FiguresIntroduction Part I Listening in the general L2 context Chapter 1 Listening theoriesChapter 2 Core issues in L2 listening Part II Listening in the Chinese L2 contextChapter 3 Unique features of the Chinese languageChapter 4 Research methods in Chinese L2 listeningChapter 5 Development and status of Chinese L2 listening instruction Part III Teaching Chinese L2 listening Chapter 6 A Chinese L2 listening teaching sequenceChapter 7 Techniques and activities for teaching Chinese L2 listening Chapter 8 Chinese L2 listening teaching from learners’ perspectivesConclusion ReferencesIndex

"Wei Cai has succeeded admirably in synthesizing research on Chinese L2 listening in relation to literature on general L2 listening with an eye towards a systemic teaching approach to Chinese listening. For Chinese L2 researchers, teachers, and students, this volume not only provides a comprehensive and highly accessible view of the processes involved in listening development in general and Chinese L2 listening in particular but also evidence-based pedagogical approaches and techniques."Chuanren Ke, Professor of Chinese and Second Language Acquisition, University of Iowa, USA"As the first book ever on the theory and pedagogy of L2 Chinese listening, Teaching and Researching Chinese Second Language Listening is a significant contribution to SLA and applied linguistics. It marks a new level on L2 listening research and is a ‘must read’ to scholars in this area."Professor Yang Zhao, School of Chinese as a Second Language, Peking University