Listening

Who are we? The Listening Special Interest Group (Listening SIG) provides a forum for focused listening research and discussion in specific regard to teaching and learning. The group offers both teachers and researchers a place to connect, collaborate and share practice and research regarding how teachers teach listening and assess their learners, how learners improve their listening and use it to improve their knowledge, and finally how theoretical aspects connect to classroom practice. The Listening SIG aims to be a driving force for both current and future research in the field of how listening can be taught, learned, and tested in an increasingly global context.

The Listening SIG holds an annual symposium-style event where the latest research and pedagogical innovations in the field of second language listening are discussed. This event allows invited speakers and discussants from the field to present new work and exchange thoughts on current research and developing theories in the field.

Why join us?

Joining the Listening SIG connects you to a network of teacher colleagues who are interested in the same research area. Members receive the most current issue of the SIG newsletter, The Listening Post, by email (and in print if requested), and can participate in our mailing list. The Listening SIG also sponsors and co-sponsors events throughout the year to help teachers gain experience in collaborating and presenting, and in which members are welcome to participate.

The Listening SIG is a special interest group (SIG) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT). To join the Listening SIG, you must be a JALT member. Information on joining JALT is available on the JALT website. If you are already a JALT member, you can also add a Listening SIG membership to your existing JALT membership. Please see the JALT membership page for more information.