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Teaching objectivesBy the end of this unit, Ss will be able to: know the importance of listening know the difficulties Ss may encounter in
listening Understand the nature and
characteristics of the listening process know the principles for teaching listening know the stages in teaching listening design common activities in teaching
listening
Teaching content Importance of listening Difficulties Ss may encounter in listening Nature and characteristics of the
listening process Principles for teaching listening Stages in teaching listening Common activities in teaching
listening
Imitation vs. Communication
“ Language is learned through imitation”
Audio-Lingual Method Grammar-Translation Method Focus on Form Repeat, repeat, repeat
Imitation vs. Communication
“ Language is learned through communication”
“Communicative Approaches” Task-Basked Learning Problem-Based Instruction Learner-Based Instruction Focus on Meaning
The importance of listening in daily communication Rivers (1968)
Listening:45%,Speaking: 30%Reading:16% Writing:9%
Top-down :content schema: general
knowledge/life experiencetextual schema: knowledge of
situational routines topic, relationship between the
speakers, the location
Nature of the listening process
Charateristics of the listening process
SpontaneityContextVisual cluesListener’s responseSpeaker’s adjustment
Principles for teaching listening
1 Expose students to different ways of processing information: bottom-up and top-down
2 Expose students to different types of listening: specific information, gist/global listening, inference
3 Consider text, difficulty, and authenticity
4 Teach listening strategies: predicting, inferring, monitoring, clarifying, responding, evaluating
5 Expose Ss to a variety of input
Stages in teaching listening
Pre-listening Purpose: Lead-in, activate schemata, arouse interestActivities: (p.145-148)Strategies:--previewing--predicting--setting the scene/context
Stages in teaching listening
While-listening Purpose: Checking comprehension Activities: (p.148-151) Strategies:--selective attention--predicting--note-taking--elaboration/associate--inferencing--auditory representation
Stages in teaching listening
Post-listening Purpose: Expansion and development of listening tasks Activities: (p.152-154) Strategies:--grouping--self-evaluation