Arundhati Roy
Google. 2 week summer course at Oxford University. Would you like to spend 2 weeks living and studying at one of Oxford University's oldest and most beautiful colleges? Oxford University Department for Continuing Education's annual Summer Seminar is a teacher development course focussing on current developments in the English language and in English language teaching. This course is designed for teachers of English working at primary, secondary and tertiary level who want to reflect on and develop their teaching skills.
The majority of course tutors and plenary speakers are Oxford University Press authors and trainers and the topics are varied and interesting. As well as learning from ELT authors and experts during the day, you will have the opportunity in the evenings and weekends to experience life in Oxford through a full and varied programme of events. The programme will be accommodated and taught in Exeter College. Founded in 1314, Exeter is one of the University`s oldest colleges and is situated in the heart of Oxford. Decoding skills: a neglected part of listening comprehension? Rachael Roberts, a teacher, teacher trainer and author, discusses the often neglected use of decoding skills in listening comprehension. When you sing along to a song, are you sure you’ve got the right words? Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody contains the line, ‘Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?’ , but it is often misheard as ‘will you do the banned tango?’ The Police, actually sang ‘When the world is running down, you make the best of what is still around’, not ‘you make the best home-made stew around.’
Amusing, but the point is a serious one. When we listen, there are two sets of processes taking place simultaneously: 1 Meaning building or top down processes Drawing upon knowledge of the world, topic or culture.Understanding literal meaningSelecting relevant informationRecognising redundant informationConnecting ideasMaking inferences 2 Decoding or bottom up processes Over the last few decades, there has been much more emphasis on the first set of processes. Sounds and weak forms.
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