Presentation on how to improve learners' listening skills.

1. Prepareyourstudents
forrealworldlistening
by Alexandra Butnaru, teacher @Twinkle Star

2. The
process
1. Receiving
2.
Understanding
3.
Remembering4. Evaluating
5. Responding

3. Barriers
 “And now… an original recording of Virginia Woolf”
 “Can you ask the other children to be quiet?”
 “They’re speaking too fast”
 “I didn’t understand.”
 “Er…”
 “Yes. No? No.”

4. keypracticesinthepre-listeningstage
* From Objective KET Student’s Book, CUP

5. JimScrivenersays…
Short recordings
Play it as many times as
necessary
Let students discuss answers
together
Avoid direct correction
“Ignore” the strongest
students
Get students to agree
Play bits of the recording
Help when they’re stuck
Let students decide
Don’t cheat
Adapt tasks to students’
level

6. Hint#1

7. Why?

8. createinterest
*pictures
*videos
*recordings
*keywords
*hangman

9. ListenANDWatch
Step 1 – audio only
Step 2 – play video

10. Hint#2
Word
or
phrase
+
picture
definition
gap fill sound
miming
translation

11. Pronunciation
enables
comprehesion
 Word stress
 Rhythm
 Intonation

12. doyouunderstand
englishes?
http://www.elllo.org/english
/Mixer126/T149-Admire.htm

13. Teachpatience
andrespect

14. Thankyou!
Alexandra Butnaru
Teacher @ Twinkle Star
alexandrabutnaru@yahoo.com
www.slideshare.net/AlexandraButnaru1