Spoken Spoken communication communication

skillsskillsDeveloping Listening andDeveloping Listening and

Speaking SkillsSpeaking Skills

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Communication in the Communication in the classroomclassroom

If you want a real communication in the If you want a real communication in the classroom you need toclassroom you need to establish English asthe main classroom language establish English asthe main classroom language try to use interesting topics and stimulating try to use interesting topics and stimulating

activities and materials, which take the learner´s activities and materials, which take the learner´s mind off the languagemind off the language

real events like the weather, pictures and realia brouught to real events like the weather, pictures and realia brouught to class…class…

events in the world outside like films, families, sports…events in the world outside like films, families, sports…

Focus on fluency vs. Focus on fluency vs. accuracyaccuracy

Support and encourage listeners in their Support and encourage listeners in their efforts to communicate their ideasefforts to communicate their ideas

Don´t try to control what they sayDon´t try to control what they say

Don´t interrupt learners everytime they Don´t interrupt learners everytime they make a language mistake to correct themmake a language mistake to correct them

LISTENING SKILLSLISTENING SKILLS

Listening is not a passive skill but a Listening is not a passive skill but a receptive skill. It requires as much receptive skill. It requires as much attention and mental activity as speakingattention and mental activity as speaking

That of the time an individual is engaged That of the time an individual is engaged in communicationin communication

Debates concerning the Debates concerning the development of listening development of listening

skillsskills Debates focusing on the nature of listening Debates focusing on the nature of listening

inputinput Whether or not listening should be made Whether or not listening should be made

comprehensible for learners trough simplification?comprehensible for learners trough simplification? Debates focusing on the role of listening in the Debates focusing on the role of listening in the

early ELT curriculumearly ELT curriculum Whether teachers should stress the importance of Whether teachers should stress the importance of

learners haing a “silent period” in the early stages of learners haing a “silent period” in the early stages of learning and wait for “readness” to produce the learning and wait for “readness” to produce the languagelanguage

Debates on the role of listening for Debates on the role of listening for comprehension and development of oracy comprehension and development of oracy (the ability to understand and participate in (the ability to understand and participate in spoken communication)spoken communication)How can classroom practice rehearse the kinds How can classroom practice rehearse the kinds

of listening purpose and situation that learners of listening purpose and situation that learners will experience outside the classroom?will experience outside the classroom?

How can we help learners build confidence in How can we help learners build confidence in dealing with authentic spoken English?dealing with authentic spoken English?

What kind of classroom procedures will develop What kind of classroom procedures will develop listening ability?listening ability?

What we do know about What we do know about the listening process)the listening process)

There are two tipes of listening processesThere are two tipes of listening processesBottom-up process- we use our knowledge of Bottom-up process- we use our knowledge of

language and our ability to process acoustic signals language and our ability to process acoustic signals to make sense of the sounds that speech present to to make sense of the sounds that speech present to usus

Top-down process- We infer meaning from Top-down process- We infer meaning from contextual clues and from making links between the contextual clues and from making links between the spoken message and various types of prior spoken message and various types of prior Knowledge wich we hold.Knowledge wich we hold.

Types of listeningTypes of listening

Participatory listening- interactionalParticipatory listening- interactional

Non-participatory- listening a Non-participatory- listening a conversations, radio, songs…where conversations, radio, songs…where purpose in enjoymentpurpose in enjoyment

Basics steps on listeningBasics steps on listening Hearing. Hearing just means listening enough to catch what Hearing. Hearing just means listening enough to catch what

the speaker is saying.the speaker is saying.

Understanding. The next part of listening happens when Understanding. The next part of listening happens when you take what you have heard and understand it in your you take what you have heard and understand it in your own way.own way.

Judging. After you are sure you understand what the Judging. After you are sure you understand what the speaker has said, think about whether it makes sense.speaker has said, think about whether it makes sense.

Implications for the Implications for the English language English language

classroomclassroom Creating reasons for listening for Creating reasons for listening for

motivated the studentsmotivated the students

Teachers need to ensure that learners Teachers need to ensure that learners experience a range of listening purpose.experience a range of listening purpose.

Activity types for Activity types for listeninglistening

Talking about a pictureTalking about a picture Discuss about their holidaysDiscuss about their holidays Role-playRole-play Sing Sing Tell a storyTell a story

All of this example develop the All of this example develop the communicative competence.communicative competence.

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