Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-270) and index.

1. An overview of listening comprehension -- 2. What is unique to listening -- 3. Approaches to assessing listening -- 4. Defining the construct -- 5. Creating tasks -- 6. Providing suitable texts -- 7. Designing and constructing complete assessments -- 8. Illustrative tests of listening comprehension -- 9. Summary and future developments.