A framework for planning a listening skills lesson

In this article I intend to outline a framework that can be used to design a listening lesson that will develop your students' listening skills and look at some of the issues involved. The basic framework Pre-listening While listening Post-listening Applying the framework to a song Some conclusions The basic framework The basic framework on which you can construct a listening lesson can be divided into three main stages. Pre-listening, during which we help our students prepare to listen. Pre-listening There are certain goals that should be achieved before students attempt to listen to any text. Motivation It is enormously important that before listening students are motivated to listen, so you should try to select a text that they will find interesting and then design tasks that will arouse your students' interest and curiosity. While listening When we listen to something in our everyday lives we do so for a reason. Nik Peachey, teacher, trainer and materials writer, The British Council

Lesson Plans: Listening Listening Lesson Plan Where am I? Teacher: Yoko Saito Date: October 14, 1997 Time: 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Number of Students: 10 Place: JKHB 3045D Duration of class: 50 minutes Level: Listening/Speaking 2 The class I will be conducting is a second level listening and speaking group at the English Language Center. Objectives: Students will be able to identify locations on a map by listening to the description of the location. Materials: a map of a town 2 paper dolls 15 paper buildings 4 markers 5 index cards (name of buildings written) 4 poster cards (to draw a map of BYU campus in a group) Learning/Teaching activities: 1. For the warm-up, I show students the buildings and ask them to describe those buildings. 2. I will show the students a building (i.e. church) and a paper doll. 3. By using those same buildings, I would like the students to create a map on the blackboard. 4. After the map is completed, I will move on to both the listening and speaking practices. 5. Self evaluation: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Listening And Speaking Strategies Objectives Students willLearn how to be a good listener.Learn how to be a good speaker.Practice listening and speaking skills with classmates. Materials Listening and Speaking Strategies videoPencils and erasers"Have You Ever..." search paper, 1 copy per student (see Procedures below)Computer with Internet access (optional) Procedures Before beginning the lesson, create a "Have You Ever?" Back to Top Evaluation Vocabulary directionsDefinition: An instruction, indication, or order given with authorityContext: It is important to give directions that are easy to follow and in the right order. discussionDefinition: An earnest conversationContext: A group discussion is a great place to share new information. listenDefinition: To pay attention or make an effort to hear somethingContext: Listen to how Kat and Kenny take turns speaking. questionDefinition: An expression of inquiry that invites or calls for a replyContext: Asking a question is one way to learn more about a topic. Academic Standards

Listening skills lesson plans: Catching up on news By Miles Craven Listening for specific information, inferring relationships and inferring meaning. Procedure Tell students they are going to hear a telephone conversation between an American man and woman. Post-listening tasks Put students into pairs and give each pair a copy of the recording script. Put students into pairs and tell them to prepare a similar conversation.

Listening lesson plans A selection of worksheets and lesson plans for imaginative listening lessons from our panel of expert authors. Topic-based lessonsA series of topic-based listening lesson ideas from Miles Craven with an emphasis on authentic, real-world listening, using both native and non-native speaker accents.Miscellaneous listening worksheetsAn extensive selection of worksheets and lesson plans from Macmillan resources.Obama's 2008 victory speechThis comprehensive lesson plan by Rosie McAndrew, available at intermediate and advanced levels, focuses on the final part of Barack Obama's presidential victory speech. Students complete pre- and post-listening activities, including a focus on the literary style of the speech and Internet-based research tasks.