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Teach listening in
Tieng Anh 12

English Department
College of Foreign Languages
Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Principles
behind the teaching of listening
Principle 1: The tape recorder is just as important as the tape
Principle 2: Preparation is vital
Principle 3: Once will not be enough
Principles
behind the teaching of listening
Principle 4: Students should be encouraged to respond to the content of a listening, not just to the language
Principle 5: Different listening stages demand different listening tasks
Principle 6: Good teachers exploit listening texts to the full.
Stages in a listening lesson
Before-you-listen stage
While-you-listen stage
After-you-listen stage
Before you listen
Introducing general content of the listening passage
Practising designed warming-up activities in the textbook
Making use of pictures (if any) to present new vocabulary
Presenting more words/phrases from tapescripts

Before you listen
Getting students to pronounce words/phrases carefully
Reviewing already-presented grammatical patterns
Presenting new grammatical patterns (if any)
Asking students to predict content of the listening

While you listen
Giving clear instructions for the listening task (rephrasing textbook instructions if necessary)
Playing the tape once (non-stop) for students to get general content of the listening
Providing other activities from textbook for slower classes
While you listen
Moving from simpler tasks (listening for getting key words/phrases, listening for main ideas, matching, deciding on true/false information, numbering pictures, sequencing events…) to more complicated ones (answering MCQs, gap-filling, table/graph completing, answering information questions…)
While you listen
Playing the tape several times (non-stop or with pauses if students need help)
Breaking long tapescripts into sections to facilitate the listening
After you listen
Practising designed post-listening activities in textbook.
Summarising listening passages in spoken or written form
Relating to students’ own experience
Extending the topic to oral or written presentations
What if students do NOT understand the listening tape?
Introduce interview questions: Questions can be given first and students are encouraged to role-play the interview before listening. This will increase their predictive power.
What if students do NOT understand the listening tape?
Use ‘jigsaw listening’: Different groups are given different bits of the tapescript. When the groups hear about each other’s pieces of tapescript, they can get the whole picture.
What if students do NOT understand the listening tape?

One task only: Non-demanding tasks can be assigned such as listening and deciding on the sex, age, status of the speaker or the setting of the listening.
What if students do NOT understand the listening tape?

Use the tapescript (1): It can be cut into bits for students to put in the right order as they listen.
What if students do NOT understand the listening tape?

Use the tapescript (2): Students can look at the tapescript to gain more confidence and ensure what the tape is about.
What if students do NOT understand the listening tape?

Use the tapescript (3): Students can look at the tapescript before, during, or after they listen. The tapescript can also have words or phrases blanked out.