{LISTENING SKILLS

How much do learners retain from the listening input?

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How can we do so?

1.By modeling listening strategies 2. By providing active listening practice

are techniques or activities that contribute directly to the comprehension and recall of listening input.

can be classified by how the listener processes the input.

Top down, Bottom up and Metacognitive

What are listening strategies?

Top - Down Listening Strategies

are listener based; the listener taps into background knowledge of the topic, the situation or context, the type of text, and the language. This background knowledge activates a set of expectations that help the listener to interpret what is heard and anticipate what will come next.

Top-down strategies include:• listening for the main idea• Predicting• drawing inferences• summarizing

Top-Down Listening Activities• putting a series of pictures or sequence of events in order.

• Listening to conversation and identify where they take place

• Reading information about a topic then listening to find whether or not the same points are mentioned.

• Inferring the relationship between the people involved.

Bottom – up Listening StrategiesThey are text based. The listener relies on the language in the message (sounds, words, and grammar that creates meaning)

Bottom-up strategies include:

• listening for specific details• Recognizing cognates• Recognizing word-order patterns

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