Theory of teaching listening in foreign language teaching methodology

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LECTURE 13
THEORY OF TEACHING LISTENING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODOLOGY
Lecture outline:
1. What is listening?
2. Stages in teaching listening
3. Teaching Listening Activities
4. Assessing Listening Proficiency
5. Resources for Teaching Listening
What is listening?
Listening comprehension is the receptive skill in the oral mode. Hearing is physical. Listening is following and understanding the sound---it is hearing with a purpose.Listening is more than merely hearing words. Listening is an active process by which students receive, construct meaning from, and respond to spoken and or nonverbal messages (Emmert, 1994).
Types of listening.
Comprehensive (Informational) Listening---Students listen for the content of the message.
Critical (Evaluative) Listening ---Students judge the message
Appreciative (Austhetic) Listening---Students listen for enjoyment.
Therapeutic (Empathetic) Listening---Students listen to support others but not judge them .

Effective Listeners	Ineffective Listeners
Build their background knowledge on subject before listening	Start listening without thinking about subject
Have a specific purpose for listening and attempt to ascertain speaker's purpose	Have no specific purpose for listening and have not considered speaker's purpose
Tune in and attend	Do not focus attention
Minimize distractions	Create or are influenced by distractions

Contrasting Effective and Ineffective Listening Habits