LISTENING
LISTENING COMPREHENSION in learning language
Individual linguistic unit
Linguistic & conginitive skills
Strategies & expectations used in the context
Traditional Teaching Approaches would emphasize the importance of teaching listening comprehension
Listener plays an active role in activities and tasks to promote mastery of listening ability
The Listening Process
Schema Theory in Classroom
Allow students w/extra time to focus on intonation & stress
Play different accents for students
Exploit more macro & micro skills
Emphasize on connected speech
SELF-ACCESS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILSS
Focus on meaning to mobilize linguistic and non-linguistic skills
Focus on comprehension activities
Attention to accuracy analysis of form
in listening to English in EFL classroom
RIXON
English structures w/weak relationships between sounds and meanings
Changes in the sounds in correct speech
The rhythm pattern of English speech
Different ways of pronouncing the same sound
UR
The problem sounds (pronunciation, rhythm, intonation, stress)
Lacking ability to skim what is heard
Lacking exposure and practice
Inability to link words to the context, unskilful to summarize macro & micro skills