Unit 3.1.

Language Skills – Teaching Listening

Session 1: Listening as a skill
Handout 4g: Sources of listening materials in the classroom

Fill in the table adding advantages and disadvantages of the given source of listening material.

Sources of listening Advantages Disadvantages

materials
7 Audio books Full of interesting May be full of unknown
information and new vocabulary
knowledge
Source of new vocabulary
Convenient to listen in any
Most nonfiction audiobooks
place
are not efficient for growth
 Audiobooks reinforce or
prepare you for reading Audiobooks are less engaging

Audiobooks are a tool for Audiobooks cognitively

skill acquisition reduce reading competence

For extensive listening, It can be difficult

learners could access the
whole range of audio books
which are available. These
include tales, short stories,
novels read aloud and
performances of plays and
poetry.
If the book is to the student’s
taste, this is very enjoyable
and rewarding; the regularity
of daily listening has long-
term benefits.
1. to find the appropriate time
for listening, especially if the
students are busy people;
2. to find the appropriate audio
book at the right level and of
interest to the individual.
3. Audio books often use
different accents for different
characters, which can be
challenging for students

The audio book uses more

careful pronunciation and
speaking rhythm.