如何教英语听力(英文版)学习指导书.pptVIP

How to Teach Listening Alice Chiu 2006.03.21 Passive or Active? Is listening a passive or active skill? What does listening involve? Identifying information Searching memories Relating that information to those memories Filling it in the proper spot (or) Creating a new place for it Using it when needed Effective listeners monitor comprehension associate new information with background knowledge make inferences about unknown words continue listening even if they don’t understand certain words have metacognitive knowledge about the task manage to get the main idea rather than listen word-for-word What interferes with listening comprehension? Unfamiliar vocabulary Grammar Text too long Several people talking Unfamiliar Context Lots of details Topic not interesting Theme not clear Accent Speed Idiomatic speech Task too difficult Unprepared for the discussion Not prepared for the format A lack of background information Principles of teaching listening comprehension Let students understand how foreigners speak English and build students’ sensitivities. All we can do is give them some guidelines, provide an opportunity for meaningful practice and trust they will learn these things for themselves. (Buck, 1995) How do most teachers in Taiwan teach listening comprehension? TTT Approach If not TTT Approach, then how? How to prepare students for listening tasks? Involve ss in focused listening Make it relevant to ss (interesting) Provide background knowledge Pre-listening exercise to activate content Use a variety of activities listening activities (with focus) to overcome the difficulties giving them charts / categories asking questions ahead of time showing pictures/charts discussing the topic first describing the context role playing the situation providing key word list brainstorming (situations / pros / cons) Predicting Doing follow-ups that allows them to connect directly with their lives Other listening activities Follow-up activities More listening Writing acti