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Listening Comprehensin of Spoken English Language understanding beginning with listening. Language codes real, experiencesAnd a child begins to understand language when he is continually exposed to certain Experiences and the same verbal referents or labes are used for the same experience.

He begins to associate the verbal referent with the experience. Eg: mothe always says the word milk when she feeding the baby, in the time the baby will learn to associate the word milk with the white liquid that he ia feed with by his mother.Listening comprehension precedes verbal production.

Listening Comprehension ProblemsListening Comprehension Problems

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Listening comprehension problem may cause a student to be Unable to : Follow verbal directions Understand abstract concepts related to time and space. Understand jokes and figurative language Undertand words eith multiple meanings Understand irregular verb tenses Understand compound and complex sentences Understand discourseAssessing Listening Comprehension

Nouns-To determine whether a student knows the meaning of the word used to label things, the simplest way is for the teacher to say the word , and have the student point to a picture of the object.Adjectives- To test for listening comprehension of adjectives, the teacher can show a picture of two similar objects but with different characteristics, and ask the student to point to the object with the names characteristics.

verbsTo test a students comprehension of action words ,the teacher can ask the students to either perform the action named or to point to a picture showing the action. Preportion-To test the students understanding of words used to indicate position , the teacher can show pictures of similar objects in different positions. Tenses-To test whether the student understants present action, completed action and future action, the teacher can again resort to the use of pictures.Understanding Directions and InstructionsTo test whether a student can understand instruction given by the teacher, the teacher merely gives the instructions for performing a task and ask the students to carry out the instructions.Eg: The teacher can say wipe your hands and the Student does as he is instructed.

Understanding Discourse-To test whether the student can understand connected text,the teacher can read from a text and then ask question based on the text.TEACHING LISTENING COMPREHENSION IN DIFFERENT COMMUNICATIONAL CONTEXTS

One of the focus of instruction is English usage in different communicational contexts. teacher need to create situation that will enable the students to use English appropropriate in these situations to achieve the purpose of communication.Input precedes output and if you do not have the necessary language knowledge and skills, you will able to carry out the communicational task.Eg. Teacher wants to teach the students how to inquire about the price of goods. So How much is It costs..Techniques for Teaching Listening Comprehension1. Auditory awareness of language sounds.2. Understanding words and concepts.3. Understanding sentences and other linguistic elements of language.4. Auditory memory5. Listening comprehension.a. Following directionsb. Understanding a sequence of events through listening.c. Recalling details.d. Getting the main idea.e. Making inferences and drawing conclusions.f. Critical listening.g. Understanding stories read.Understanding Words and Concepts1. Names of objects- use actual object2. Verb meaning-perform the action3. Pictures-make use of pictures4. Concepts of attributes rough-smooth,pretty-ugly 5. Development of concepts-eg.chair-teach different type of chair6. Classes of objects-teach category of words like vehicle,animalsUnderstanding sentencesDirectionsFinding the pictures-use pictures to explainFunction words-the,a,on,behind,and,but and so on.

Listening ComprehensionFollowing directionsSequence of eventsListening for detailsGetting the main ideaMaking inferences and drawing conclusionsCritical Listening1.Recognizing absurdities-funny or absurd2.Listening to advertisements3.Correct meUNDERSTANDING STORIES READListening to stories by the teachers will help students to develop their understanding of language, improve their grammer and learn the structure of stories.

For these reading sessions, the teacher; should involve all the children in the story by asking appropriate questions.Could make use of predictable booksShould use well illustrated booksShould reread favourite storiesShould provide follow-up activites