Module 5, Session 3

M5, Session 3 

The role of listening 

 Goals for teaching listening

 – listening for comprehension 

– listening for language learning

➤Listening for comprehension

• Purpose for listening:

– to understand what was said, not how it was said

• Goals for listening:

– Recognizing and acting on the speaker’s intentions

– Identifying information from a spoken text 

Listening skills:

– Listening for details

– Listening for gist

– Listening and making inferences

– Listening selectively

– Making predictions before listening

➤Listening for language learning

 • Based on the role of noticing in language learning

Here, you can find some information about 

 Teaching listening From Comprehension to Acquisition

http://www.professorjackrichards.com/