This textbook is an English listening material created using overseas news from the U.S. national broadcaster Voice of America, aimed at learners who have achieved STEP Pre-1st Grade and TOEIC 750 points or above. There are three tasks for understanding the content, which are performed by listening to the entire news story from beginning to end, which is about 1 to 2 minutes long. Further, the task is divided into sections of a certain length, and each task is for different speech recognition. It consists of nine steps, totaling 12 steps, and is divided into 15 classes per university semester. Additionally, 30 materials related to the theory and practice of English listening learning together with QR codes linked to useful resources are listed.

本書は語学教材の枠を超えた、現代社会の鼓動を読み解くための知の羅針盤です。小林敏彦氏が編み上げたのは、世界の真実を伝えるニュースという生きた素材に、緻密な設計を施した一級のドキュメント。その魅力は、英語を媒介に世界の本質へ触れるという、極めて知的でスリリングな体験にこそ宿っています。 全十二ステップの構成は、まるで叙事詩のように論理的な深淵へと読者を誘います。事実が紡ぎ出すドラマを五感で捉えるプロセスは、読解が持つ本来の歓喜を呼び覚ますでしょう。情報の奔流の中で真実を見極める力を養う、志高き表現者たちへ贈る現代の古典といえる一冊です。