Review of HD Brown's Principles for Teaching Listening Skills from his book, "Teaching by Principles", Third Edition (2007) for myself and my classmates as we prepare for the final.
3. “ Teachers sometimes
incorrectly assume that
the input provided in the
classroom will always be
”
converted into intake.
4. PRINCIPLE #2
Use techniques
that are
INTRINSICALLY
MOTIVATING
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5. “ Since background
information (schemata) is an
important factor in listening,
take into full account the
experiences, goals, and
abilities of your students as
you design lessons.
31. LISTENING STRATEGIES
looking for key words
looking for nonverbal cues to meaning
predicting speaker’s purpose by context of discourse
activating one’s background knowledge (schemata)
guessing at meanings
seeking clarification
listening for general gist
various test-taking strategies for listening
comprehension
32. PRINCIPLE #6
Include both
BOTTOM-UP
&TOP-DOWN
listening techniques
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34. “ Top-down techniques are …
concerned with the activation
of schemata, with deriving
”
meaning of spoken discourse.
35. PRINCIPLES FOR TEACHING
LISTENING SKILLS
1. Include a focus on listening in an integrated-skills course
2. Use techniques that are intrinsically motivating
3. Use authentic language and contexts
4. Carefully consider the form of listeners’ responses
5. Encourage the development of speaking strategies
6. Include both bottom-up and top-down listening
techniques
36. H. D. BROWN’S
PRINCIPLES FOR
TEACHING LISTENING
SKILLS
Slides by Daniel Beck
(aka SamuraiTheologian)
samuraitheologian@gmail.com