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Listening
In this lyrical meditation on listening, Jean-Luc Nancy examines sound in relation to the human body.How is listening different from hearing? What does listening entail? How does what is heard differ from what is seen? Can philosophy even address listening, écouter, as opposed to entendre, which means both hearing and understanding?Unlike the visual arts, sound produces effects that persist long after it has stopped.The body, Nancy says, is itself like an echo chamber, responding to music by inner vibrations as well as outer attentiveness.Since “the ear has no eyelid” (Quignard), sound cannot be blocked out or ignored: our whole being is involved in listening, just as it is involved in interpreting what it hears. The mystery of music and of its effects on the listener is subtly examined.Nancy’s skill as a philosopher is to bring the reader companionably along with him as he examines these fresh and vital questions; by the end of the book the reader feels as if listening very carefully to a person talking quietly, close to the ear.
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Listening : B2
Real English for life beyond the classroom English in the real world is constantly evolving, and learners need to move with it.But sometimes the English you can learn from your coursebook just isn’t enough for real life.Being able to understand English as it is really spoken will give you the confidence to succeed in any English-speaking environment.Using a wide range of authentic, unscripted recordings of everyday people from around the world, Collins Listening (B2+) will help you to feel confident and prepared for anything. > Hear the language people really use when they are speaking> Free downloadable audio with over 40 authentic recordings in a wide variety of scenarios> Useful tips to increase your understanding of tone, slang and context Units are divided into the following themes:• Lifestyle• Practical advice and information• Attitudes and behaviour• Passions• Memorable experiences Each of these areas includes analysis of high-level, natural recordings between one, two and three people.Some conversations took place face-to-face while others were over the phone.All are 100% unscripted and unedited and do not use actors. About the series:What is it? Collins’ innovative English for Life series adds the extra bit of authenticity to your studies that traditional coursebooks often lack.The series includes helpful up-to-date and relevant topics needed to get by in English and uses authentic material from the Collins Corpus, the world’s largest database of the English language. How can the series be used? The series can be used for independent study (self-study) and extra assignments, it's a great supplement to existing coursebooks, and the books can also be used as stand-alone coursebooks for short courses.All books have accompanying teacher resources available online. What levels are available? There are three levels available:A2 (Pre-intermediate)B1+ (Intermediate)B2+ (Upper intermediate)
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Assessing Listening
Listening is a key skill and teachers need to assess their students' listening ability.This book shows language teachers and testing practitioners how to assess listening comprehension.The intention is not to discuss theory and research for their own sake, but only sufficiently for practitioners to know how to construct language tests, the conditions that can have an impact on listening tests and how to interpret the test results.
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Free Listening
Free Listening offers a radical reframing of seemingly intractable debates and polarized positions on free speech, academic freedom, systemic injustice, and political dissent by shifting attention from our voices to our ears.Instead of reclaiming the terrain of free speech that is increasingly ceded to conservatives, Naomi Waltham-Smith argues that progressives should assume a more radical task—to liberate listening from those frameworks that have determined what freedom looks like, who enjoys it, and at what cost.Refocusing on aural responsiveness forces a confrontation with the liberal tradition that has traditionally anchored claims for freedom of expression and inquiry.If listening is placed at the heart of public deliberation and disagreeing well, the relational, open-ended, and unpredictable character of free expression becomes a common good. In a wide-ranging critical reflection on issues from civility to criticality, righteous anger to gentle listening, and silencing to streaming platforms, Free Listening makes an ambitious contribution to sound studies and political philosophy.Weaving together deconstruction, Black political thought, and decolonial theory, Waltham-Smith argues that the retort to accusations of “cancel culture” should be a revival of abolition democracy.
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Quantum Listening
In response to the anti-war movements of the 1960s, pioneering musician and composer Pauline Oliveros began experimenting with meditation, movement and activism in her compositions.Fascinated by sound and consciousness in daily life, Oliveros developed a series of Sonic Meditations that would lead to Deep Listening – a practice for healing and transformation open to all. Quantum Listening is a manifesto for listening as activism.Through simple yet profound exercises, Oliveros shows how Deep Listening is the foundation for a radically transformed social matrix in we act from compassion and peace.This timely new edition brings Oliveros’ vision together with a new Foreword and Introduction by Laurie Anderson and IONE.
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Listening : A2
Shortlisted at HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH ENGLISH LANGUAGE BOOK AWARDS 2013 Develop key listening skills and become more confident when listening to English, however it is spoken. To improve your listening skills, you need to hear real conversations.That’s why Collins Listening (A2) is based entirely on 20 authentic recordings.It will help you understand what is said to you in a variety of situations, and make sure everything you learn is useful. Practise listening to real English in a range of accents by native and non-native speakers.Hear people talking about: Family • Where they live • Work, studies and career • Life in a town, city or another country • Sharing a house • Music and sport • Travel and tourism • Collins Listening (A2) includes:• Twenty units with a clear design in full colour. • Authentic downloadable audio recordings of both native and non-native speakers of English, covering a wide variety of accents from around the world. • Appendices containing detailed advice targeting specific listening skills. • Mini-dictionary with definitions of the most difficult words in each unit, taken from the Collins COBUILD dictionary. • Answer key. Collins Listening (A2) is part of the English for Life series.It is suitable for self-study and classroom use, and can help towards Cambridge ESOL KET exam preparation.Suitable for pre-intermediate learners of English (CEF level A2). The English for Life series uses authentic material from the Collins Corpus.The 4.5-billion-word Collins Corpus is the world’s largest database of the English language and is updated every month. Also available in the Collins English for Life series: For Pre-Intermediate (A2) learners:Reading • Writing • Speaking For Intermediate (B1+) learners:Reading • Writing • Listening • Speaking
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Listening : B1+
Do you understand ‘textbook English’ recordings but not what you hear in the real world? To improve your listening skills, you need to hear real conversations.That’s why Collins Listening is based entirely on 50 authentic everyday interactions to help you understand what is said to you, whatever the circumstances. From buying a mobile phone to asking for directions, joining a gym to understanding transport announcements, Listening will help you understand what is said to you in real life situations and make sure everything you learn is useful. Twenty 4-page units with exercises and vocabulary work to help you understand differences in pronunciation and vocabularyAuthentic recordings of both native and non-native speakers of English, covering a wide variety of accents from around the worldRecordings include face-to-face conversations, public announcements, telephone calls, bookings, shopping scenarios and moreAdditional real vocabulary for everyday life, taken from the COBUILD English corpus Collins Listening is part of the new English for Life series and uses authentic material from the Collins Corpus, the world’s largest database of the English language.It is suitable for self-study and classroom use, and can help towards Cambridge FCE preparation.Suitable for Intermediate learners of English (CEF level B1+).
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Someone's Listening
Faith Finley has it all: she's a talented psychologist with a flourishing career, a bestselling author and the host of a popular local radio program, Someone's Listening, with Dr. Faith Finley. She's married to the perfect man, Liam Finley, a respected food critic. Until the night everything goes horribly wrong, and Faith's life is shattered forever. Liam is missing-gone without a trace-and the police are suspicious of everything Faith says.They either think she has something to hide, or that she's lost her mind. And then the notes begin to arrive. Notes that are ripped from Faith's own book, the one that helps victims leave their abusers.Notes like "Lock your windows. Consider investing in a steel door." As the threats escalate, the mystery behind Liam's disappearance intensifies. And Faith's very life will depend on finding answers...
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