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LISTENING: THE EASIEST SKILL TO TEACH?
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LISTENING:
THE EASIEST
SKILL TO TEACH?
Listening Practice
We will discuss after you finish listening
Purpose: There is always
a purpose for listening.
The Gist & Detail Technique
How can teachers help students improve their listening?
What is listening?
Listening: The ability to identify and understand what others are saying.
Listening: A process in which a listener receives speech sounds and tries to attach meaning to the spoken words.
I can't hear you.
Is he listening to Mozart?
I'm not listening
I'm all ears.
Do you hear me?
Copy the listening vocabulary.
Microskills of listening
Predicting
Guessing unknown words & phrases without panicking.
Using one's own knowledge
Identifying relevant points
Retaining relevant points:
Recognizing discourse markers:
Oh; well; another thing; now; first;
lastly; in conclusion, however; etc.
understanding stress & intonation
understanding speaker's attitude
understanding inferred information
Listening Problems
The Message
The Listener
The Speaker
The Physical Surroundings
Trying to understand every word
You get "left behind":
Trying to work out what
a previous
word or phrase meant
important words unknown
different accents
fast speaking
background noise
Classmates talking
SOLUTIONS?
STAGES OF A LISTENING LESSON PLAN
Pre-Listening
Pre-teach important / essential vocabulary
Motivate / Create interest
Activate prior knowledge
Predict
While Listening
First While-Listening Activity: Gist Task: The general idea
Second While-ListeningTask: Listen for details
Tick mentioned items
Put events in order
Correct information that is wrong
Multiple choice questions
True- False Questions
Copy information
After Listening
Retell
Research & report
Compare & contrast
Act / Sing / Draw
Debate
Task:
Prepare a 3-stage listening lesson plan
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Conclusion
Purpose
3 Stages
Pre-listening
While Listening
Gist Task
Detail Task
After Listening
Classify the problem:
Message?
Speaker?
Listener?
Physical Surroundings?
Listening defined:
The process in which a listener receives speech sounds and tries to attach meaning to the spoken words in an attempt to understand the intended