Objectives:By the end of this session

We’ll be able to: know the importance of listening skill

Types of listeningHow to present listening

Teaching tips for teaching listeningA practical lesson with &without teaching techniques of listening

Why (do) listening?

Listening is a receptive skill and receptive skills give way to

productive skills. This brings us to the must of integrating language

skills.

Who is the able listener?

Understanding a speaker’s accent or pronunciation, his grammar and his vocabulary

and grasping his meaning

Micro-skills of listening Predicting what people are going to talk.

Guessing at unknown words or phrases . Using one’s own knowledge of the subject to

help one understand.

Identifying relevant points ; rejecting irrelevant information.

Retaining relevant points ( note-taking , summarizing)

Recognizing cohesive devices (linking words , pronouns, references)

Recognizing discourse markers (well,oh,another thing is ,Now, finally)

Understanding different intonation patterns and uses of stresses which give clues to

meaning and social setting.

Understanding inferred information (speakers' attitude or intention )

To improve our learners’ listening skills, we should let students ;

Adopt a positive attitude.Be responsive .

Shut out distractionListen for the speaker’s purpose.

Look for summaries of what has gone before.Evaluate the supporting material.

Look for non-verbal clues

Types of listening

listening

gist Specific information inference

Gist means:

Looking for the main idea

Do Not focus on understanding

everything

Example:What is the main idea of

the passage?

Listening for gist is a lot like

skimming in reading

{

Gist listening is like standing in a waterfall. The message washes

over you and you get a general understanding}

Specific information listening

It doesn’t mean listening to every word to find the

answer. It is about {scanning}

Teaching tips:Read the task or questions before

listening

Example:matching the pictures

with the sentences

Listening for specific information is Not

understanding everything.

It is knowing what you need

and catching it}.

Inference listening

Inference means:{deduction ,using

evidence}A fact that you decide must be true based on

information you already know}

Inference is a high level of comprehension.

Learners really do need to be able to listen between the lines. }Inference is neither magic nor pure

imagination . It’s hearing meaning that’s there, even when the

words aren’t{

How to present listening?

Warm up for listeningThe teacher’s role:

motivatorThe teacher can prepare students for the listening process by giving them

a chance to guess the topic of listening through an open discussionGiving them the new vocabularies

Pre listening questions{ gist}

The teacher’s role: motivator , facilitator and

instructorThe teacher motivates

students to the topic .

Giving them instructions for what they are going to listen.

PresentationThe teacher’s role: organiser,instructor.

The teacher asks students to read the task first

{ questions; specific information, inference

questions}Giving them the material{ task

sheets ,textbooks}

During listening

The teacher’s role: Facilitator , observer

After listening,The teacher’s role:

motivator and instructor

The teacher can check students’ understanding of what they listened through:

Creating dialogues{pairwork, groupwork}to get the answers of the questions so students

can practise {listening ,speaking and

writing }skills

{critical Thinking}

The teacher’s Role: instructor organiser and facilitator

The teacher lets students practise what they understood and learned from language in general and use

the language in a particular situation

Teaching tips for listening

Do it in pairs (when?)Play it again ( When?)

Do Not give out the script (why?)

Listen for fun

Presented by: Mr.Saeed AwaadMr. Osama GalalMr. Ayman Farag

Mr.Khalid Abdel Hady Mr. Ahmed BahaaMiss.Abeer Karam

Special Thanks For Mr. Saeed Dawood

Thank you and good luck