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Success with Languages Defining your priorities in order to draw up an action plan Thank you! Subtitled videos, DVDs or films on television may be helpful, whether the original version is in the target language or your mother tongue. When the original version is in the target language, you have an immediate version in your own language in the subtitle. Listening With video and DVD you can replay scenes to capture pronunciation and useful phrases. Subtitles are also often provided in the same language as the film for the benefit of those with hearing difficulties, which can be of enormous help to the foreign language learner. How reading and listening are approached in coursebooks Reading or listening for information ‘Listening for information’ can be broken down into three different categories: Reading or listening for gist: getting an overview Reading or listening for detail: engaging with the arguments Reading or listening for specific information Reading or listening for gist: getting an overview Typical exercises associated with reading and listening for gist include: ? summarizing in one or two sentences what the extract is about; ? ordering pictures as you listen or in accordance with the written text; ? selecting an appropriate title or a brief description from a list of possibilities; ? making very brief notes; ? matching a heading to an extract; ? identifying key points in paragraphs; ? putting jumbled pieces of a text in a suitable order. * * Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Table 4.2 Identifying strengths and weaknesses Task What do you need to be able to do to achieve a longer-term goal? Choose a longer-term goal. The examples in Table 4.2 should give you some ideas. Decide what you will need to be able to do in order to achieve this goal. Assess how good you are at these things already and which you may need to work on. What evidence do you have for your judgement? To help you prioritize, consider what is likely to make the most differenc