10 Ways to Increase Engagement
WATCH VIDEO This is a presentation I often give to general teacher audiences about "engagement" – which is an essential
10 Tips to Accelerate Academic Listening
Ten tips to accelerate academic listening Michael Rost Series Editor Contemporary Topics 4th Edition (Pearson) Academic listening is a special kind of
The first* study of interactive listening strategies (Rost & Ross, 1991)
Language Learning 41:2, June 1991, pp. 235-273 One of the most cited pieces of research I've done on listening is
Deliberate practice: essential for bottom-up listening skills
Probably the least popular approach to teaching listening is "deliberate practice." It's not popular because, well, it's not fun. It's
Listening is always integrated with other performance
Most teachers understand that listening is not truly an isolated skill – it always occurs in the context of some
Probing Conversations
Another approach to teaching listening – which I like to use as a "signature approach" in academic contexts – is
Comprehension Building
When asked about approaches to teaching listening, I often recommend that teachers identify an initial philosophy around which to plan
Intensive Listening
Attentive Listening This is the first chapter from my (Michael Rost's) Listening in Action, in which I explore four
Selective Listening
This is the third section from my (Michael Rost's) book, Listening in Action, in which I explore classroom approaches and
7 Hypotheses about Teaching Listening
Chapter 7 (from Rost, Michael. (2016). Teaching and Researching Listening, 3/e. New York: Routledge.) I am often asked about my early influences on my
