Teaching listening

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Teaching listening to children

By Gabriela Pérrez Martínez

The objective is to obtain general idea of the audio

Top Down

The objective is to obtain specific idea of the audio

​​Bottom up

​Listening approaches

Multiple Choice

This type of listening approach focuses on specific idea of the audio

• Bottom up

• Top Down

Multiple Choice

This type of listening approach focuses on general idea of the audio

• Top Down

• Bottom up

This material is designed to teach a language to the students. Example the coursebook

​​Intensive

This material was designed for pleasure or information, it was not designed to teach a language. But it helps to motivation

Extensive/Authentic

​Type of listening materials

Multiple Choice

This material was designed for pleasure or information, it was not designed to teach a language. But it helps to motivation

• Intensive

• Extensive/Authentic

Multiple Choice

This material is designed to teach a language to the students. Example the coursebook

• Intensive

• Extensive/Authentic

Multiple Select

Choose all the extensive / authentic listening materials

• songs

• course audio

• course video

• Youtube video

• Podcast

​Activate schemata (previous knowledge)

Prepare for what they are going to hear

Pre

​Understand the general and/or specific information in the audio.

While

​Extensions of work done

Check answers, discussing difficulties
Responding to the audio

Post

​Listening stages

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At this stage ss understand the general and/or specific information in the audio.

Fill in the Blanks

At this stage ss ​make extensions of work done, check answers, discussing difficulties, respond to the audio

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At this stage ss activate schemata (previous knowledge),

prepare for what they are going to hear