LISTENING STRATEGIES

These are TACTICS that we use to understand what is being said by another person.

• Listening Strategies

• Listening Purposes

• Listening Factors

The REASON why we listen is what we call __________.

• Listening Strategies

• Listening Purposes

• Listening Factors

This PURPOSE of listening is what we use when we are marathoning a very long TV series.

• Listening for Specific Information

• Listening for Gist

• Listening in Detail

When we listen to a tutorial video, this is the PURPOSE we apply when we listen to it.

• Listening for Specific Information

• Listening for Gist

• Listening in Detail

When you want to know what room and building number you are assigned, you will use this PURPOSE of listening.

• Listening to Infer

• Listening for Specific Information

• Listening for Gist

It is a FACTOR in our listening ability when we are not familiar with the words being uttered.

• Length

• Language

• Accent

When we are unfamiliar with the __________ of a listening text, it will be harder for us to understand what the listening text is all about.

• Topic

• Quality

• Accent

This FACTOR affects our listening when the recordings, speaker, microphone and other devices are not working properly.

• Accent

• Speed

• Qulaity

This STRATEGY is used when there are words we are unfamiliar with but we determine its meaning by understanding how it is used in the sentence.

• Noting Keywords

• Planning

• Using Context Clues

We use this STRATEGY when we jot down words or phrases and link them together to form the concept or idea of the listening text.

• Noting Keywords

• Planning

• Using Context Clues