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- Author: Sheila M. Thorn
- Publisher:
- ISBN: 9781914010453
- Category :
- Languages : en
- Pages : 0
Integrating Authentic Listening Into the Language Classroom
Language Arts
Using Authentic Video in the Language Classroom
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- Author: Jane Sherman
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN: 0521799619
- Category : Education
- Languages : en
- Pages : 261
Using film and video in the classroom is motivating and fun but can be daunting for the teacher. This book guides and supports teachers with plenty of practical suggestions for activities which can be used with drama, soap opera, comedy, sports programmes and documentaries. Many of the activities will lend themselves for use with DVD and webcasts.
Listening in the Language Classroom
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- Author: John Field
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN: 1107377226
- Category : Foreign Language Study
- Languages : en
- Pages : 509
This book challenges the orthodox approach to the teaching of second language listening, which is based upon the asking and answering of comprehension questions. The book's central argument is that a preoccupation with the notion of 'comprehension' has led teachers to focus upon the product of listening, in the form of answers to questions, ignoring the listening process itself. The author provides an informed account of the psychological processes which make up the skill of listening, and analyses the characteristics of the speech signal from which listeners have to construct a message. Drawing upon this information, the book proposes a radical alternative to the comprehension approach and provides for intensive small-scale practice in aspects of listening that are perceptually or cognitively demanding for the learner. Listening in the Language Classroom was winner of the Ben Warren International Trust House Prize in 2008.
Authentic Materials Myths
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- Author: Eve C. Zyzik
- Publisher: University of Michigan Press ELT
- ISBN: 9780472036462
- Category : Language and languages
- Languages : en
- Pages : 0
Introduction -- Myth 1: authentic texts are inaccessible to beginners -- Myth 2: authentic texts cannot be used to teach grammar -- Myth 3: shorter texts are more beneficial for language learners -- Myth 4: activating background knowledge or making a word list is sufficient to prepare students for authentic texts -- Myth 5: authentic texts can be used to teach only listening and reading -- Myth 6: modifying or simplifying texts always helps language learners -- Myth 7: for learners to benefit from using authentic texts, the associated tasks must also be authentic -- Epilogue -- Appendices A-G: myth activities.
Twelve American Voices
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- Author: Maurice Cogan Hauck
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- ISBN: 030013049X
- Category : Reference
- Languages : en
- Pages : 198
DIVDesigned for non-native speakers of English, Twelve American Voices presents a series of entertaining and culturally rich radio documentaries by award-winning producer David Isay. These stories, which were first broadcast on National Public Radio, focus on a range of individuals living and working in contemporary America, from an immigrant Chinese restaurant owner in New York City to an African-American waitress who helped integrate a Southern lunch counter, from the owner of a pawnship–wedding chapel to a retired couple who have become disk jockeys. As students listen to these stories, they hear a variety of regional and ethnic “Englishes” and are introduced to some corners of American culture that are rarely seen in the media. In addition to transcripts of the documentaries, the book includes thought-provoking exercises that encourage students to analyze the language in the stories and to respond in both oral and written form. A CD of the broadcasts is included. Also available are an instructor’s manual and a cassette for language labs (both free)./div
Listening in the Language Classroom
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- Author: John Field
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN: 9780521866781
- Category : Foreign Language Study
- Languages : en
- Pages : 0
This book challenges the orthodox approach to the teaching of second language listening, which is based upon the asking and answering of comprehension questions. It critically examines the practices and assumptions associated with this approach, and suggests ways of revising them. The book's central argument is that a preoccupation with the notion of 'comprehension' has led teachers to focus upon the product of listening, in the form of answers to questions, ignoring the listening process itself. The author provides an informed account of the psychological processes which make up the skill of listening, and analyses the characteristics of the speech signal from which listeners have to construct a message. Drawing upon this information, the book proposes a radical alternative to the comprehension approach and provides for intensive small-scale practice in aspects of listening that are perceptually or cognitively demanding for the learner.
Teaching Listening in the Language Classroom
Authentic Listening Resource Pack
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- Author: Mark Hancock
- Publisher:
- ISBN: 9781905085880
- Category : English language
- Languages : en
- Pages : 144
Authentic Listening Resource Pack provides an invaluable bank of selected audio and video material offering authentic listening practice, essential in developing students' listening skills in preparation for being exposed to "real" English.Authentic Listening Resource Pack consists of over 4 hours of authentic audio and video materials supported by photocopiable worksheets. The recordings are broken down into segments, including micro-listenings, so that students can develop a range of listening competences, and comprehensively practice listening techniques that develop the skills they need to cope with real spoken language in the outside world.Key features:- level B1-B2- authentic texts use unscripted video and radio materials- listening materials include an international range of accents- 'micro-edits' highlight features of spoken English and pronunciation in context- original tasks teach listening, not just test it- materials are scaffolded to take learners from coursebook English to authentic speech- provides strategies for dealing with features of fast spontaneous speech- listening materials available online, providing extra listening opportunities for students
