TEACHING LISTENING COMPREHENSION
workshop

Three teachers describe the stages they go through to teach a listening comprehension lesson.

Teacher A:

I read the passage or play the tape once or twice and ask comprehension questions. Then I ask SS to read the text aloud to correct their pronunciation.

Teacher B:

I usually start by presenting a few lexical items. Then I play the tape twice and ask detailed questions about the text. The SS open their books and do some vocabulary or grammar exercises.

Teacher C:

I usually start with a warm up to set the context. The SS listen first for the gist,they listen a second time to answer more detailed questions. Then I use the text as a springboard to another skill task.