How to teach listening and reading

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How to teach listening and reading
• Make reading and listening a habit
• Use authentic materials and adapt them
Lower levels
(beginner, elementary, and
pre-intermediate)
1) General English
2) The role of the teacher is high
Higher levels
(intermediate, upper-intermediate
and advanced)
1) ESP
2) The role of the teacher is reduced

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Teaching Listening
Types of listening
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b)
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d)
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f)
guided listening
listening for gist
listening for detailed information
selective listening
critical listening
conversational listening

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Stages of listening
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b)
c)
Pre-listening
discussing questions
guessing from the title or illustrations
introducing vocabulary
2) First listening
a) listening for gist
b) selective listening
c) critical listening

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Stages of listening (continuation)
3) Second listening
a) short answer questions
b) multiple-choice questions
c) True / False / Not Given
d) Complete sentences, a summary, a diagram, a table. etc.
4) Follow-up activities

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Teaching Reading
Skills that should be taught
Lower levels
(beginner, elementary, and
pre-intermediate)
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3)
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Ignoring the unknown
Using a dictionary
Reading fast and slow
Transforming the text
Higher levels
(intermediate, upper-intermediate and
advanced)
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2)
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5)
Filtering important information
Summarizing
Comparing and contrasting
Differentiating main and supporting ideas
Interpretation and reflection

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Stages of reading
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a)
b)
c)
d)
Pre-reading
introducing background information, visuals, or key words
discussing questions related to the topic
using headings and subheadings to predict the content
trying to answer the questions before reading the text
2) While-reading
a) silent vs reading aloud
b) intensive vs extensive reading
c) reading for details and for gist
d) critical reading

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Strategies: How to deal with new words
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infer the meaning from the context
use parts of the word to help you guess the meaning
use a dictionary
skip the unknown words if they are not meaningful

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Stages of reading (continuation)
3) Post-reading
a) reordering paragraphs
b) answering questions
c) matching ideas to speakers
Non-standard approach: Students prepare the reading comprehension task
4) Follow-up activities
a) Speaking
b) Writing