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LISTENING - Coggle Diagram
LISTENING
Module 1
If doing well
Easier = no academic talk
If not doing well
High level English = academic talk
Module 2
Tasks
Listen and Choose
Listen to a Conversation
Listen to an Announcement
Listen to an Academic Talk
<90 minutes
types: lecture talks, biology, history, etc.
Question/Statement Types
Wh-questions
Yes/No questions
Negative questions
Request/offer
Statements that imply a response
Tips & Strategies
Tips 1 (Listen and Choose)
Understand the difference between
explicit
and
implicit
Explicit Questions
The answer is directly mentioned in the conversation or lecture.
"Hear it!"
Signal Words
What does the professor say about...?
According to the lecture...
What is mentioned about...?
Why did the student go to...?
What happened after...?
Implicit Questions
The answer is not directly stated. You must infer the speaker's real meaning from tone, context, or wording.
"Think about it!"
Signal Words
What does the professor imply?
What can be inferred?
What does the student mean when she says...?
Why does the professor say this?
What will the student probably do next?
Common Types:
Suggestion
Student:
I'm having trouble understand Chapter 5.
Professor:
My office hours are tomorrow afternoon.
What does the professor imply?
Visit me during office hours
,
Emotion
Student
:
I studied all weekend and still failed the quiz.
How does the student probably feel?
*- Disappointed
Frustated*
Prediction
Student
:
The library closes in ten minutes.
What will they probably do next?
Inference:
Leave soon.
Purpose
Professor
:
Remember the experiment we discussed last week?
Why does the professor say this?
He wants students to connect today's lesson with previous material.
Tips 2
Know what to expect from the conversations and question types
Tips 3 (Listen to a Conversation)
Types of Conversations
Finding solutions to a problem
Trying something new.
Sharing an opin
Making future plans
Types of Questions
Factual information
Suggestion
Inference
Prediction
Tips 4 (Listen to an Announcement)
Announcements questions are always the same.
Question Types
Gist-content
Almost always the first question
Factual Information
Almost always the second question
Tips 5 (Academic Talk)
Be an active listener.
3 Simple Goals.
Identify the topic in the first 30 seconds.
Identify how the professor elaborates on the topic.
Identify what will come after the passage (if mentioned)
What will the professor discuss next?