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Listening Journal
Listening Journal
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Name
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Class
Due Dates:
(week 5th) (week 10th) (week 15th)
How to Complete a Listening Journal
You must complete twenty (20) listening journals this semester.
1. For each journal, visit ONE of these sites and choose something
to listen to:
a. www.esl-lab.com
b. www.spotlightenglish.com
c. www.youtube.com/storycorps (advanced)
d. www.ted.com (advanced)
2. Listen and write a summary in the journal.
-Listen and take notes without English subtitle.
-Listen and add more notes with another colored pen with
English subtitle.
-Listen and add notes with another colored pen with
Vietnamese subtitle or after you translated all new words to
you.
3. Activities:
a. Look at the transcript and record 5 vocabulary words, their
meanings, and an example sentence.
b. If there is a quiz, complete the quiz and write your score.
c. Make a gap-fill
i. Copy the transcript and visit this site: tiny.utk.edu/gap
ii. Copy the script into the box.
iii. Click “interactive”, press “submit”.
iv. Listen and fill in the blanks.
v. Write your score in your journal.
Grading
Complete – The journal is complete with response, 1 point
activities, and self-assessment.
Response – The response is an opinion, not a summary. 2 points
The response shows effort and thoughtfulness.
Activities – Activities are correctly completed and show 2 points
effort. This include vocabulary and gap-fill.
TOTAL 5 points
5 points per journal x 20 journals = 100 points
Listening Journal 1
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
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Activities: What did you do? What score did you get
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________
Listening Journal 2
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
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2.
3.
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5.
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________
Listening Journal 3
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
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2.
3.
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5.
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________
Listening Journal 4
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________
Listening Journal 5
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________
Listening Journal 6
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________
Listening Journal 7
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________
Listening Journal 8
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________
Listening Journal 9
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________
Listening Journal 10
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________
Listening Journal 11
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________
Listening Journal 12
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________
Listening Journal 13
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________
Listening Journal 14
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________
Listening Journal 15
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________
Listening Journal 16
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________
Listening Journal 17
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________
Listening Journal 18
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________
Listening Journal 19
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________
Listening Journal 20
Date [ ]
Website Audio Name Level/Other Information
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Self-Assessment
Question Yes No Maybe
It was too fast.
The vocabulary was difficult.
The pronunciation was difficult.
This helped my listening skills.
I like this website.
I think my listening skills are improving.
I need to improve my ________________________________________