Gavin BROOKS
   Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  Department of British and American Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies
   Position   Associate Professor
Language Japanese
Publication Date 2018/02
Type Book(s)
Peer Review Peer reviewed
Title International perspectives on teaching the four skills: Listening, speaking, reading, writing
Contribution Type Multiple author(s)
Journal TypeAnother Country
Publisher Palgrave MacMillan
Volume, Issue, Page pp.51-64
Total page number 14
Authorship Corresponding author
Author and coauthor ◎Mike McAuliffe, Gavin Brooks
Details This chapter discusses the development of lessons for Japanese university students with low listening proficiency, using a “sheltered” listening approach. This approach is characterised by strengthening various abilities essential for listening and by promoting the decoding process through practice activities. The chapter presents sample lessons and examines tasks considered effective for this group of students.

My contribution: Of the book’s 260 pages, I am responsible for 14 pages as co-author of the chapter “The Development of a Listening Course for Japanese University Students” (with Michael McAuliffe) in a volume edited by A. Burns and J. Siegel.