TY  - BOOK
AU  - Buck, Gary ;
TI  - Assessing listening 
SN  - 9780521666619 
U1  - 428.3 
PY  - 2001///, [2010]
CY  - Cambridge ; New York : 
PB  - Cambridge University Press, 
KW  - Listening -- Ability testing.
KW  - Listening comprehension.
KW  - Language and languages -- Ability testing
N1  - Included Bibliography, Index; 1. An overview of listening comprehension --
2. What is unique to listening --
3. Approaches to assessing listening --
4. Defining the construct --
5. Creating tasks --
6. Providing suitable texts --
7. Designing and constructing complete assessments --
8. Illustrative tests of listening comprehension --
9. Summary and future developments
N2  - This text outlines in an accessible manner the theory and research relating to the listening ability of foreign language learners. It provides language teachers with guidelines to design and develop suitable listening tasks for their students
ER  -