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Student Development Program - 2014

What is Listening ?

Contents

Reading

LSRW

Listening

  • Communication is an exchange between two people
  • Oral Communication - Listening and Speaking
  • Role Play - 5 mins
  • What are LSRW skills?
  • Why we need LSRW skills?
  • How do we improve LSRW skills?

Tips for Speaking

  • Imitation – language heard by the ear

  • Reading

  • Structure

  • Practice Role Play

  • Group Discussion – Should exams be banned in the Indian Education System? 10 mins discussion, 5 mins speak

Speaking - Aspects

  • Structure of the sentence, paragraph

  • Pronunciation/intonation of words and sentences

  • Vocabulary – right word at the right place

  • Listening and reading are key activities for acquisition of language

  • Child listens for the first year and then ventures out to speak/repeat

Speaking

  • A person who has the capacity to use language is a real asset to any business

  • Police Booth phrases:
  • “Common people are so helpless that they must come to us for help”
  • “Since you cannot help yourself, we are there to help you”
  • “May I help you”

  • Barrier - English is a second language

Reading Activity -

News Paper Clip

  • HOW many people died in flash floods and landslides in northern India?
  • HOW many people are still stranded?
  • WHAT event were many of those stranded participating in when the flooding occurred?
  • WHEN did the waters recede?
  • WHY have rescue efforts been difficult to complete?
  • WHO is the Hindu god of Destruction?

Reading Techniques

Characteristics of a Listener

  • Scanning
  • Read a paragraph diagonally
  • Read the page in a ‘Z’
  • Read the page in a ‘U’, moving down the page and back up

  • Skimming
  • Read first and last paragraph
  • Topic sentences
  • Titles, bold type or italics, captions
  • Activity

Mastering LSRW Skills

  • Barriers - Acoustic range, external distraction, prejudice
  • Listening is closely related to person's attitude
  • A good listener
  • Avoids Multitasking
  • Concentration
  • Commitment
  • Flexible
  • Reading is fundamental to most of the professions

  • Types

  • Light Reading

  • Word by Word

  • Study - SQR3
  • Composed of five different activities
  • Hearing
  • Understanding
  • Interpretation (coding/decoding)
  • Evaluation
  • Response

  • Most of the time Business Communication is spent on Listening

How do I start?

  • Taking down notes

  • Introduction

  • Remember names

Precis

Writing

  • No shortcuts

  • Practice makes man perfect

  • Advantage – 2 more years to practice

Last activity

Points to Ponder

  • Concentrate on units of thought and not on words
  • Right arrangement of right words
  • For eg-

“Tapan and Babu are going to a resort which is near his house”

“EATS SHOOTS LEAVES.”

  • Writing should be coherent and convincing

  • Pay attention to sentences

  • 3 significant measures:
  • Each sentence should have only one main idea
  • Each sentence should be of moderate length
  • Not too short or too long

  • Emphasis on crucial word

  • Think 5 words about today’s lecture

  • Form 5 sentences with the five words

  • Viola ! You have a paragraph

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