I don’t understand!

What did you say?

 Questions to reflect!

Have your students had any

problems dealing with listening
exercises?

How often do they seem clueless

after a listening activity?
How much do you know
about listening?

Let’s find
out!
 Do you agree with this?
 Language learning depends on
listening.

 When you listen to a conversation in

English, you try to understand every
word.

 When you have difficulty

understanding what a speaker means
you ask for clarification.

 Listening to songs and radio programs

in English are two of the best ways to
learn the language.
 Do you agree with this?
 When you disagree with a speaker's
message, you usually stop paying attention.

 When you agree with a speaker's message

you usually nod.

 Your role as a listener is to show interest.

 As you listen to someone speak you take

notes
to help yourself understand the message
How much do learners retain from
the listening input?
 Why is
listening an
important
skill to
develop in
your
language
learners?
Because language learners need
it:
 To obtain information

 To understand

 For enjoyment

 To learn

 To communicate
Listening is the language
modality that is used most
frequently but…

…why is listening in
English so hard?
 Because…
 Students have to process the
messages as they come, cope with the
speaker’s choice of vocabulary,
structure, and rate of delivery.

 The complexity of the listening

process is magnified in second
language context where the listener
also has an incomplete control of the
language.
 It is essential for language teachers
to help our students become
effective active listeners.

How can we do so?

 By modeling listening strategies

 By providing active listening
practice
What is active listening?

It is the effort to hear not only

the words that another person is
saying but, more importantly, to
try to understand the total
message being sent.
What are listening strategies?

They are techniques or activities

that contribute directly to the
comprehension and recall of
listening input.
What listening strategies
can help us in the
classroom?
 Top - Down Listening
Strategies
They are listener-
based.

The listener taps into background knowledge of the

topic, the situation or context, the type of text, and the
language. This background knowledge activates a set of
expectations that help the listener interpret what is
heard and anticipate what comes next.
 Top - Down Listening
Strategies

 Predicting

Listening for the main ideas

Shadow the speaker

 Taking notes
Bottom- Up Listening Strategies

They are text

based. The
listener relies on
the language in
the message
(sounds, words,
and grammar
that creates
meaning)
 Bottom – Up Listening
Strategies

Listening for specific details

Recognizing word sounds

 Tips for Helping our Students
Become Active Listeners

 Activate your students’ prior

knowledge before any listening
activity in order to predict or
anticipate content.

 Assess your students' background

knowledge on the topic and
linguistic content of the text.
Tips for Helping our Students
Become Active Listeners

 If students are to complete a written task

during or immediately after listening,
allow them to read through it before
listening.

 Use questions to focus students' attention

on the elements of the text crucial to
comprehension of the whole.
 Tips for Helping our Students
Become Active Listeners
 Use predicting to encourage students to monitor
their comprehension as they listen

 Remind students to review what they are

hearing to see if it makes sense in the context of
their prior knowledge and what they already
know of the topic or events of the passage.

 Use visual aids such as maps, diagrams, pictures,

or the images on the video to help contextualize
the input and provide clues to meaning.
THANK YOU