Chapter 12: Teaching Listening and Speaking Skills

Question 1

______ involves paying attention to a speaker to comprehend meaning and make appropriate responses.

Answer 1

Active listening

Question 2

How can a teacher establish an environment to help ELLS concentrate?

Answer 2

Establish a few listening rules that students should follow in the classroom.

1. Look at the speaker
2. No talking when the teacher is talking
3. Be prepared to summarize or repeat what others have said

Question 3

How can a teacher help students with academic listening.

Answer 3

Help help students establish a relationship between listening and note-taking.

Provide template
Suggest students create shorthand’s for notes

Question 4

Academic listening

Answer 4

_______ involves students hearing information that needs to be analyzed and recalled for assessment purposes; focuses on details and retention

Question 5

social listening

Answer 5

_________ involves recognizing and responding to social cues, both verbal and nonverbal

Question 6

Teaching Listening Techniques

Begin a lesson by asking volunteers to tell you about something they had heard outside of school.

Answer 6

Begin a lesson by asking volunteers to tell you about something they had heard outside of school.

Question 7

Teaching Listening Techniques

Have students verbally summarize or recap info you have just given to them.

Answer 7

Have students verbally summarize or recap info you have just given to them.

Question 8

Teaching Listening Techniques

Ask students to write down details or the key points of a conversation both during and after the conversation.

Answer 8

Ask students to write down details or the key points of a conversation both during and after the conversation.

Question 9

Teaching Listening Techniques

Give students worksheets with missing information. Read the missing information aloud and have them fill-in the blanks.

Answer 9

Give students worksheets with missing information. Read the missing information aloud and have them fill-in the blanks.

Question 10

Teaching Listening Techniques

Ask a student to repeat what another student has just said.

Answer 10

Ask a student to repeat what another student has just said.

Question 11

Teaching Listening Techniques

Have pairs of students role play a conversation with the designated listener practicing positive nonverbal communication. After discussion, have the partners switch roles.

Answer 11

Have pairs of students role play a conversation with the designated listener practicing positive nonverbal communication. After discussion, have the partners switch roles.

Question 12

Speaking about and reading aloud academic concepts; typically requires more details and supporting information.

Answer 12

Academic speaking

Question 13

Speaking about and reading aloud academic concepts; typically requires more details and supporting information.

Answer 13

Academic speaking

Question 14

What are two social areas or techniques a teacher can implement to encourage social speaking?

Answer 14

1. Small group work and discussing social topics

2. Offer casual conversation time in a non-judgmental setting.

Question 15

Demonstrating their abilities to use English to convey information, ideas, and opinions.

Answer 15

Academic speaking

Question 16

What are the three academic speaking areas?

Answer 16

Feedback vs grade
Practice and vocabulary areas
Avoidance of filler words

Question 17

When ELLs speak for academic purposes, what ability are they demonstrating?

Answer 17

The ability to convey information, ideas, and opinions

Question 18

What is one way a teacher can discourage the use of filler words such as ‘‘uh,’’ ‘‘um,’’ and ‘‘like’’?

Answer 18

By recording the number of filler words used by a student