Breaking the Sound Barrier Teaching Language Learners How to Listen.To cite use Conti and Smith 2019.This book is for language teachers who want to help their students become more effective listeners. It focuses on the processes involved in aural comprehension blending the latest research evidence with over 200 engaging listening activities as well as lots of useful practical classroom ideas and lesson sequences.Chapters include the principles of listening as modelling developing phonological and lexical retrieval skills grammatical parsing interpersonal and taskbased listening. There are also chapters on how to make the most of songs cognitive and metacognitive strategies assessment and preparing for examinations.