Skills
Listening
Reading
Extensive
Intensive
Extensive
Intensive
listening to (or being involved in) massive amounts of text
text which learners can understand reasonably smoothly
high levels of comprehension
listening without being constrained by pre-set questions or tasks
listening at or below one’s comfortable fluent listening ability
getting more detailed understanding of some segments of the text
transcribing certain segments in the text
guessing the meaning of a word or phrase from context
looking at certain grammatical structures in the text to see how they can aid comprehension
without a breakdown of comprehension, feeling overwhelmed, or the need to take breaks
the process of reading longer easier texts for an extended period of time
involves learners reading texts for enjoyment and to develop general reading skills such as encourage reading fluency
for example: magazines, comic books, novels
involves learners reading in detail with specific learning aims and tasks
to help students construct detailed meaning from the text such as identifying main ideas and recognizing text signals
for example: reports, news articles, blog posts
example of activity
- Choose a topic that will keep your interest and that you are familiar with.
- Listen carefully, but listen for main ideas, not details. Try to understand the important points of the video or audio recording.
- Try to find sources that offer basic information. If it is too in-depth, you may get frustrated when dealing with unfamiliar vocabulary.
- If you feel that you can't understand most of what is happening, try finding an easier source. Listening is one of the most difficult skills for language learners.
(Er-central, 2013)
(British Council, n.d.)
(Savaş, 2009)