27 сентября 2019, 09:49 | 1 172 просмотра
What is listening and why do we listen? What is speaking and why do we speak? Will children benefit from specific listening and speaking instruction?
What must we know and do to teach listening and speaking skills? Listening is more than hearing. It involves following attentively the thread of conversation, the development of an idea, the points of an argument. Like reading, it requires comprehension in terms of past experience of the listener and often involves critical examination of what is heard.
Effective listeners:
Kinds of Listening in order to teach listening, we must be aware of the kinds of listening that the average student engages in to successfully complete his education. Passive or marginal listening takes place when children study with the radio or television on or when several groups are functioning within one classroom. There is often a deliberate "tuning out" of what is heard with just enough consciousness of the voice or sound to bring the child back to attention when a favorite song or personality comes on. In a classroom or in the home, the tone of voice of the teacher or a parent may flash the danger signal which alerts the child whose attention has been wandering.The way one listens to background music while reading is quite different from the type of listening required to evaluate critically a proposed plan of action which affects one personally or professionally.
There are some kinds of listening that are very useful.They are attentive listening ,responsive listening,selective listening ,appreciative listening,creative listening ,analytical or critical listening
Four principles to be utilized in the development of listening skills. They are:
Four approaches to the teaching of listening:
1.The Direct Approach. Teach the importance of listening, describe the listening Process, and enumerate the characteristics of good and poor listening.