ENG514 Midterm Short Handouts by Sir Zahid

ENG514 SHORT HANDOUTS · MIDTERM · Lesson 01 to 05 · (ENG514)Teaching Listening and Speaking Skills · EFFORT BY VUHELPERS24 TEAM · REGARDS : SIR ZAHID: · Lecture- 01 · Listening: An Introduction

Module 01: Parts and Goals of a Listening and Speaking Course

What are the four strands of a well-balanced language course? (Topic 1)

The four strands are meaning-focused input, meaning-focused output, languagefocused learning, and fluency development.

What is meaning-focused input, and what are typical activities in this strand? (Topic 2)

Meaning-focused input involves learning through listening and reading with a focus on understanding and gaining knowledge or enjoyment. Activities include extensive reading, shared reading, listening to stories, watching TV or films, and being a listener in a conversation.

What is meaning-focused output, and what are some typical activities in this

Meaning-focused output involves learning through speaking and writing. Typical activities include conversations, giving speeches, writing letters, telling stories, and instructing someone on how to do something.

What is language-focused learning, and what are some typical activities in this

Language-focused learning involves the deliberate learning of language features such as pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary, grammar, and discourse. Activities include pronunciation practice, substitution tables, drills, and vocabulary learning. What is the fluency development strand, and what are some typical activities in this strand? (Topic 2) The fluency development strand involves developing fluency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Activities include speed reading, skimming, scanning, repeated reading, repeated retelling, ten-minute writing, and listening to easy stories.

How should the four strands be balanced in a language course? (Topic 2)

Each strand should receive roughly the same amount of time in a well-balanced course, covering both receptive and productive skills.

What principles guide the teaching of listening and speaking in a course? (Topic 2)

Principles include providing comprehensible input, boosting learning through comprehensible input, supporting and pushing learners to produce spoken and written output, providing opportunities for cooperative interaction, helping learners deliberately learn language items, training learners in language learning strategies, providing fluency development activities, and using analysis, monitoring, and assessment to address learners' needs.

Module 02: Beginning to Listen and Speak in Another Language

What are the aims of a beginners course in listening and speaking? (Topic 3) The aims are to help learners cope with meaning-focused input and output, motivate them in their language study through successful listening and speaking, and make early learning relevant to their language use needs.

What are some key principles for teaching beginners? (Topic 3)

Key principles include focusing on meaningful and relevant content, maintaining interest through various activities, avoiding overloading learners with new language, providing comprehensible input, and creating a friendly, safe, cooperative classroom environment.

Why is memorizing useful phrases and sentences beneficial for beginners? (Topic 3)

Memorizing useful phrases and sentences helps learners gain early fluency, allowing them to engage in simple communication and take control of conversations without needing to know complex grammar.

What is the "What is it?" technique, and how does it work? (Topic 3)

The " What is it?" technique involves the teacher writing sentences describing something on the blackboard. Learners learn to change the sentences to talk about different things, promoting speaking and listening skills.

What are some techniques for early meaning-focused speaking? (Topic 3)

Techniques include descriptions based on pictures, the "ask and move" activity, "twenty questions," and more.

Module 03: Defining Listening

Why is listening important in language learning? (Topic 4)

Listening is essential in language learning as it provides the basis for building the knowledge necessary to use a language, and it allows learners to receive information and develop their language skills.

What are some cognitive factors influencing listening success? (Topic 4)

Cognitive factors include vocabulary knowledge, syntactic knowledge, discourse knowledge, pragmatic knowledge, metacognition, and prior knowledge.