How to teach listening...

馃挱Is listening Active or Passive?
Listening is an active activity because it requires people to be paying attention. We are analizing information whenever we participate in conversations, phone calls or any other activity that requires our attention.



馃攩Purposes of Listening馃攩

馃攰Interactional
It is mainly about the interactions between people, including topic and activities in common.


馃攰Transactional
It is mainly about understanding the message. For example, listening to a doctor´s point of view. You have to understand the message so that you will know what medicine to take.



馃搶BOTTOM UP: consist on decoding the message.
馃搶TOP-DOWN:  relies on the recognitin of sounds, words and grammar



✅Some activities teachers may implement are:

馃攰 Eavesdropping
馃攰 A stress and rhythm activity 
馃攰 TPR 
馃攰 Minimal pair

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