How to teach listening

HOW TO TEACH listening Why is listening important? Listening to spoken language helps Ss… expose to varieties & accents acquire the language subconsciously improve listening as a skill Kinds of listening Listening to authentic materials  to help Ss “get a feel” about the language Listening to audio tapes/ CDs, videos  to help Ss learn the language What’s special about listening? When we read … we can read at our own pace. we can reread easily. we can use a dictionary. When we listen… the speed of the message depends on the speaker we can’t listen to the message again. we can’t look up the words we don’t know. Understanding spoken English Father:	How’s your homework? You know, 	your 	history? Son:	Easy. Father:	You sure? Son:	It’s just… I mean all we need to do 	is, well, just read some stuff. Father:	But d’you understand it? Son:	Can I go and play with Tom? Yuko:	What would you like your life to be 	like in 20 years’ time? Hiroki:	I’d like it to be … I want to have a 	family… you know, a husband, three 	children, my … Yuko:	Would you be happy? Hiroki:	I’d be … I mean, yes. Yeah, sure, 	sure, of course. What about you? Yuko:	Erm, me, well erm, er… Maybe I’d 	like to have a good … you know, to 	do a really interesting job … with 	lots of pay, of course! What’s special about listening? Spoken language is informal incomplete utterances repetition / paraphrasing hesitation colloquial style Spoken factors stress & rhythm intonation tone of voice Listening exercises - Example Listen to each question and decide if the speaker is asking about where or when something is happening. When	Where When	Where When	Where When	Where When	Where What is the focus of this exercise? Listening exercises - Example Listen to part of the lecture about multiple intelligences. Complete the following passage with the words you hear. 	This first one, (1) …………… intelligence is an ability to (2)…………… languages and the ability to use language effectively to (3) ………………… and to remember things. In Gardner’s view, writers, poets, (4)………………., people like that possess a (5)………………… of linguistic intelligence. What is the focus of this exercise? Listening basic subskills Listening for main ideas Listening for specific information Listening for details Intensive listening Extensive listening Teaching listening - Principles Tape recorder is as important as the tape. T needs to be skillful in using tape recorder.   Good quality of sound Teaching listening - Principles Preparation is vital. 	T has to… listen to the tape in advance predict any problems Ss may have think of ways to get ready for them Teaching listening - Principles Once will not be enough. 	 1st listening  get general comprehension 2nd listening  listening task 1 3rd listening  listening task 2 … Teaching listening - Principles Encourage Ss to respond to the content of a listening. 	Examples 	 Example 1 Listen & notice the difference in pronunciation b/w these 2 sentences: 	I can meet you on Monday 	I can’t meet you on Monday. Listen & circle the word you hear. can	can’t	3. can	can’t	 	 2. can	can’t	4. can	can’t	 Example 2 Listen to Liz talking about what she can do and can’t do. Complete the chart. Teaching listening - Principles Different listening stages demand different listening tasks. 	 Easy  Difficult General  Specific Main ideas  details Teaching listening - Principles getting ready engage listening task 1 writing task(s) oral task(s) … listening task 2 TOPIC Exploit listening texts to the full. The stages of a listening lesson Before During After Lead-in: stimulate learners’ interest; provide them with ideas Language focus: vocabulary, pronunciation, connected speech, language functions Listening task / tasks Transfer and language focus: correction