listening logs
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Listening Logs. To Increase English Practice. Stephanie Hanson Senior English Language Fellow U.S. Embassy - Quito. English Practice in Class. How many hours per week are your students in class? How many hours per week are your students out of class?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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/
categories.cfm
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
http://ecuadorelf.wordpress.com
Questions/Comments?