listening logs

Listening LogsTo Increase English Practice

Stephanie HansonSenior English Language Fellow

U.S. Embassy - Quito

How many hours per week are your students in class?

How many hours per week are your students out of class?

English Practice in Class

QUESTION: How can students practice English more outside of

class?ANSWER: Homework

QUESTION: How can students practice listening to English more

outside of class?ANSWER: Listening Logs!

“A record of performance, events, or day-to-day activities.”

www.merriam-webster.com

What is a log?

Where can students listen to

English outside of class?

Listening Logs

Listen to 2 minutes of English and take notes

Each week submit a ONE PAGE report: Title and source Notes 2 vocabulary words + definitions Paragraph: summary + reaction

Example “Listening Log” assignment

TITLE & SOURCE

(citation) 1 pt.

NOTES (note-taking) 2 pts.

VOCABULARY (vocabulary) 2 pts.

SUMMARY (writing, summarizing)

2 pts.

REACTION (critical thinking)

2 pts.

How I graded Listening Logs

Many sources to listen to English on the internet or TV

Voice of America Special English http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/

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Listening samples

ESL Podcast http://www.eslpod.com/website/index.php

ESL Phonics Video Podcast http://www.ugoeigo.com/

Business English Pod http://www.businessenglishpod.com

Other ESL listening sources

Online Writing Lab Podcasts http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/733/01/

The Bob and Rob Show http://www.thebobandrobshow.com/website/index.php

MORE at http://a4esl.org/podcasts

Other ESL listening sources

National Public Radio http://www.npr.org

Marketplace News http://marketplace.publicradio.org/

CNN http://www.cnn.com/services/podcasting/

Other listening sources

One-Minute How-To http://oneminutehowto.com/

The Public Speaker’s Quick and Dirty Tips http://publicspeaker.quickanddirtytips.com/

Other listening sources

1. How/where can students practice reading outside of class?

2. How can we use those resources for a reading log?

Reading Logs

1. How/where can students practice writing outside of class?

2. How can we use those resources for a writing log?

Writing Logs

Stephanie HansonSenior English Language Fellow

U.S. Embassy, Quito

S_L_Hanson@yahoo.com

http://ecuadorelf.wordpress.com

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