2015 Spring: 四技通識選修-Listening 1
Internet and Listening One
| 1. | Review Google Syntax |
| 2. | Some questions about listening: |
| A. Is listening important? | |
| B. Do you think listening is difficult? | |
| C. What makes listening difficult? | |
| A good listener needs to be able to draw on a range of skills, including: Listening for general meaning. Listening for specific information. Coping with unknown vocabulary. Predicting what is going to be said next. Using prior knowledge to aid understanding. Coping with different accents. |
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| 2. | Two articles on listening |
| Listening: A good way to learn English | |
| How to Hear English Everywhere? | |
| 3. | Authentic online listening materials |
| Podcast | |
| A podcast is an audio file that you download from the Internet. After you download it, you can listen to it on your computer or on an MP3 or a portable music player (for example, an iPod). | |
| 4. | ESL Pod.Com |
| This podcast is run by a volunteer team of experienced English as a Second Language professors in the States. | |
| Example: | |
| Episode 1092 Keeping a meeting on track | |
| 5. | Assignments: |
| 1. Review the podcast we listened today. Take notes on the key words/phrases. How the host explained these words/phrases. | |
| 2. Comment on the site. How do you like podcast as a learning resource? Is it good? How does it differ from the materials you used to use before? Its strength and weakness? Be critical! (4/19 due) | |