Teaching Listening Teaching Listening SkillsSkills

The teachers consider some specific The teachers consider some specific questions about listening questions about listening comprehension:comprehension:

What are listeners "doing" when What are listeners "doing" when they listen?they listen?

What factors affect good What factors affect good listening?listening?

What are the characteristics of What are the characteristics of "real-life" listening?"real-life" listening?

What are the many things What are the many things listeners listen for?listeners listen for?

What are some principles of What are some principles of designing listening techniques?designing listening techniques?

How can listening techniques be How can listening techniques be interactive?interactive?

Types of ListeningTypes of Listening

•Gist listening or Listening Gist listening or Listening for gistfor gist

•Extensive listeningExtensive listening

•Listening for detailListening for detail

Principles for Designing Principles for Designing Listening TechniquesListening Techniques

In an interactive, four-skills curriculum, make In an interactive, four-skills curriculum, make sure that you don't overlook the importance sure that you don't overlook the importance of techniques that specifically develop of techniques that specifically develop listening comprehension competence.listening comprehension competence.

Techniques should be intrinsically motivating.Techniques should be intrinsically motivating. Carefully consider the form of listeners' Carefully consider the form of listeners'

responses.responses. Encourage the development of listening Encourage the development of listening

strategies.strategies. Encourage the development of listening Encourage the development of listening

strategies.strategies.

Main Types of Main Types of Listening ActivitiesListening Activities

•Pre listening activitiesPre listening activities•While-listening activitiesWhile-listening activities•Post-listening activities.Post-listening activities.

Pre-listening activitiesPre-listening activities

Learners can be prepared Learners can be prepared for or oriented towards for or oriented towards the text in various ways. the text in various ways.

While-listening activitiesWhile-listening activitiesThese activities are carried out These activities are carried out

right at the time of listening to right at the time of listening to the text.the text.

questioning questioning recognising recognising matchingmatching following instructionsfollowing instructions note-takingnote-taking using a transcriptusing a transcript interpretinginterpreting completingcompleting

Post-listening activitiesPost-listening activitiesFollow-up activities should Follow-up activities should

involve learners in a creative involve learners in a creative response to listening texts.response to listening texts.

Some Examples of Some Examples of Interactive ListeningInteractive Listening

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