Great Dictations
A Listening/Speaking Text for High Beginners and Low Intermediate ESL Students
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY
144 Pages, 8.5 x 11
Formats: Paperback
Paperback, $28.00 (US $28.00) (CA $37.99)
Publication Date: January 2015
ISBN 9780866473644
Overview
Great Dictations is includes high-interest articles featuring four types of dictation: partial dictation, pair, dictogloss, and prediction. These activities improve students’ listening and speaking skills, as well as reading and writing skills. Topics include provocative news items and information from the Internet.
An (optional) downloadable audio program is available for Great Dictations. Visit ProLinguaLearning.com for more details.
Author Biography
Catherine Sadow, co-author (along with Judy DeFilippo) of Great Dictations, taught at Northeastern University for 24 years has co--authored of 7 ESL books. Students from beginning to advanced levels often told her that "listening" was the most difficult problem for them in trying to speak English. With that challenge in mind, from 1987 ("Talk Radio") to 2015 ("Great Dictations") Catherine created effective and interesting listening activities which resulted in books for all levels.
Catherine began her ESL career at Brookline, MA Adult Education while completing an MA in TESL at Boston University. Although officially retired, she continues to teach ESL classes as a volunteer in Brookline to adults studying English.
