Listening to spoken language helps Ss expose to varieties & accents acquire the language subconsciously improve listening as a skill. 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 | 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 | 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 .
