HOW TO TEACH
listening
Why is listening important?
Listening to spoken language helps Ss…
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expose to varieties & accents
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acquire the language subconsciously
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improve listening as a skill
Kinds of listening
1. Listening to authentic materials
 to help Ss “get a feel” about the
language
2.Listening to audio tapes/ CDs, videos
 to help Ss learn the language
What’s special about listening?
When we read …
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we can read at our
own pace.
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we can reread easily.
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we can use a
dictionary.
When we listen…
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the speed of the
message depends on
the speaker

incomplete utterances
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repetition / paraphrasing
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hesitation
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colloquial style
2. Spoken factors
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stress & rhythm
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intonation
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tone of voice
Listening exercises - Example
Listen to each question and decide if the speaker is
asking about where or when something is happening.
1. When Where
2. When Where
3. When Where
4. When Where
5. 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)

3. Once will not be enough.
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1
st
listening  get general comprehension
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2
nd
listening  listening task 1
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3
rd
listening  listening task 2
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…
Teaching listening -
Principles
4. Encourage Ss to respond to the
content of a listening.
Examples
Example 1
a. Listen & notice the difference in
pronunciation b/w these 2 sentences:
I can meet you on Monday
I can’t meet you on Monday.
b. Listen & circle the word you hear.
1. can can’t 3. can can’t
2. can can’t 4. can can’t
Example 2
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task 2
TOPIC
6. Exploit listening texts to the full.
The stages of a listening lesson
Before
During
After
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Lead-in: stimulate learners’ interest;
provide them with ideas
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Language focus: vocabulary,
pronunciation, connected speech,
language functions
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Listening task / tasks
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Transfer and language focus:
correction