a study on listening skill

... to practice and acquire skills to be good listeners, because a speaker cannot throw you information in the same manner that a dart player tosses a dart at a passive dartboard Information is an ... would want to be treated K EY P OINT S : It takes a lot of concentration and determination to be an active listener Old habits are hard to break, and if your listening habits are as bad as many ... perfectly” Sail: on a boat “the sail catches wind and pushes the boat.” Sale: a discount, bargain “I bought this coat on sale and saved a lot of money” Sea: ocean “we swam in the sea today” See: to...

Ngày tải lên: 11/12/2013, 23:51

... or actively seek + + clarification + Social-affective tactics + Ask speaker for clarification and repetition Paraphrase what speakers say to + check understanding + Learn to relax before and ... attention to discourse markers Pay attention to visuals and body language + Pay attention to tones and pauses + + + Monitor comprehension using contexts and prior knowledge + Evaluate comprehension ... so that they can deal with each problem specifically and effectively In teaching listening, if the teachers pay attention to only those areas that affect students’ comprehension most, they can...

Ngày tải lên: 29/01/2014, 10:49

... the above aims, quantitative method has been chosen for the study Comments, remarks, comparison, suggestions and conclusions are based on factual research Data for analysis in this study are gained ... some traditional views that listening is considered a passive language skill alongside the reading skill It means that learners are almost passive in practising listening activities in the classroom ... feel a big gap between listening activities in the classroom and actual situations This is because in listening materials learners listen to dialogues, conversations which are very grammatical and...

Ngày tải lên: 19/03/2015, 10:32

... not a contradiction “if we look at the teaching process as the facilitation of learning.” Scope of the study Learning a second language as a scholar once said “is a long and complex undertaking” ... grammar translation method, most students are good at grammar, but bad at listening and speaking the target language They can written exercises on English grammar accurately but they can hardly ... familiar with traditional language teaching English They lack teaching experience, particularly teaching listening skills 2.1.3 Teaching and learning conditions 2.1.3.1 Teaching aids 17 Facilities...

Ngày tải lên: 19/03/2015, 10:34

... into two main categories interactive and transactional Interactive purpose convey social reasons of communication such as chatting at a party whereas transactional is used to express exchange of ... – based or Conflict – based College Admission? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the America Educational Research Association, Montreal 24 Pearson, P.D (1983).Instructional Implications ... language, and provided a practical framework of English intonation, which is based on the present author's experiences Intonation, the non-grammatical, non-lexical component of communication, is an...

Ngày tải lên: 19/03/2015, 10:37

... sections: (i) Social and travel situations, and (ii) Work and study situations This book contains practical tasks to help learners in everyday listening situations, e.g at the shop, in a restaurant ... reflection on his or her learning and on strengths and weaknesses It may also contain reports of grades, evaluations, and examinations, and it is usually held together in some appropriate binder ... Importantly, they not only improved their autonomy but also evaluate their language outcomes Among the advantages listening offering them, enhancing team-work skills and approaching a new teaching...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2015, 08:51

... two main characters: Della and Jim After that, the teacher gives each group a role-play situation and asks them to roleplay conversations between the characters according to the table below After ... teachers and 44 part-time teachers Most teachers at Haiphong Foreign Language Centre graduated from universities such as Vietnam University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National ... „Sofronie‟ Hairdresser‟s Role-play their conversation You and Della and Jim Role-play their conversation when Jim came back from work and saw Della‟s new hair style Role-play the conversation You...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2015, 08:54

... listeners are at a disadvantage because they fail to elaborate on what they hear; they are not able to make the connections between what they hear and their own „personal experiences‟ 1.2 Teaching listening ... vi PART A: INTRODUCTION Rationale Being the international language, not only is English a foreign language but it is also considered a means to communicate and promote mutual understanding and ... scholars towards the concept According to Anderson and Lynch (1988), there are two influential views about listening: traditional view and alternative view Traditional view considered listening as...

Ngày tải lên: 15/07/2015, 12:55

... listening skill at HMTU 1.6 Methodology All comments, remarks, assumption and conclusion of the study were based on the data and analysis Data collection for analysis in the study was gained through ... cognitive and emotional arousal, a state which leads to a conscious decision to act and gives rise to a period of sustained intellectual and/or physical effort Relating motivation to learning a second ... and making progress Learners‘ motivation makes teaching and learning immeasurably easier and more pleasant as well as more productive‖ Williams and Burden (1997: 120) see motivation as a state...

Ngày tải lên: 15/07/2015, 12:57

... became so popular 5 • The Functional-Notional Approach In the 1970s teachers of the Functional-Notional Approach stopped teaching grammar and started teaching more practical phrases and vocabulary ... stratagem, or contrivance used to accomplish an immediate objective in a classroom A method is an overall plan for the orderly presentation of language material An approach is a set of correlative ... role play, etc 1.3 Communicative Language Teaching 1.3.1 Definition According to American and British proponents, Communicative Language Teaching is an approach that aims to (a) make communicative...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:41

... VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES POST GRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT TRẦN QUỐC VIỆT A STUDY ON THE TECHNIQUES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT TO THE TEACHING OF ORAL SKILLS ... COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS IN QUẢNG NGÃI PROVINCE (NGHIÊN CỨU CÁC THỦ THUẬT NÂNG CAO VIỆC DẠY KỸ NĂNG NGHE NÓI TIẾNG ANH THEO ĐƯỜNG HƯỚNG GIAO TIẾP ... TIẾNG ANH THEO ĐƯỜNG HƯỚNG GIAO TIẾP CHO GIÁO VIÊN TRUNG HỌC CƠ SỞ TẠI TỈNH QUẢNG NGÃI) M .A. THESIS HA NOI-2007 ...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:41

... Tấn Bảo and my colleagues of Foreign Languages Department, Quang Ngai Teachers Training College for their attention and encouragement I am appreciative of all those who have kindly advised and helped ... deep gratitude to all my teachers at College of Foreign Languages, Vietnam National University-Hanoi for their valuable lectures And their knowledge, their thoughtfulness as well as their sympathy ... ABBREVIATIONS • BA : Bachelor of Arts • : Communicative Language Teaching CLT • DES : District Education Service • ELT : English language teaching • JHS : Junior High School • TJC : Teachers Training...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:41

... skill at an Upper-Secondary School in Nghean 41 -A study on the combination of teaching speaking skill and grammar for developing students’ oral skill with fluency and accuracy Conclusion Teaching ... Press 18 Krashen, S D (1983) The Natural Approach- Language Acquisition in the Classroom Penganon: Alemany Press 19 Lam, Tran Thai Nhat (2003) The Application of CLT in the remote areas of Cantho ... Positions of speaking in language teaching programs, Difficulties in and constraints on learning to speak a foreign language, and Factors affecting students’ participation in speaking activities...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:44

... this unit are all about the Hawaiian Islands such as Water Sports in Hawaii, and Natural Disasters in Hawaii and Hawaiian Traditions, etc, Hawaii nowadays, in fact, rather familiar to many students, ... in hand There are many advantages of using visual aids in a reading lesson that the teacher can use First of all, using visual aids can focus attention on meaning and help to make the language, ... Instrumental Intrinsic, Extrinsic, Global Situational, and Tasks Among them, intrinsic and extrinsic motivations have an important part in classroom motivation and they are partially accessible to teacher...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:50

... students Data were collected from a Canadian Chinese cooperative program in English and French language training and cultural orientation in Canada, and "an informal study done by Sun on the views on ... situations in Korean, Indonesian and Japanese context HaUI teachers' opinions about the traditional grammar based exams as a difficulty and their priority of training in assessing students are ... study and, at the same time, to facilitate data collection and analysis, a sample of 20 teachers who are currently teaching English to all students at non-major English Departments at HaUI, and...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 15:01

... integrated into language teaching programs and teaching materials in one way or another Many educators have applied these programs into real classroom activities and teaching materials This has ... culture; language and culture cannot be separated, and we cannot teach a language without teaching a culture It means that teaching language is teaching culture Therefore, teaching culture has been ... conclusion that teaching language is more than teaching a system of syntax and lexicon Culture is not static It is constantly changing because it depends on many social factors For example, during American...

Ngày tải lên: 07/09/2013, 13:00

... technique of practical situations for improving conversational skills of operational staff at SGH and what practical situations can be used in training conversational skills for the target staff; Pilot ... practical situations to improve conversational skills for operational staff at SGH, class-based training and on the job training are used to conduct these “Practical Situations” at SGH It has ... practical situations for improving conversational skills of operational staff at SGH and what practical situations can be used in training conversational skills for the target staff; Pilot the...

Ngày tải lên: 07/09/2013, 13:02