LISTENING SKILLS Class 2 March 7, 2014

Today Listening discussion Practice exercises

Listening What is easy about listening? - Receptive skill

Listening What is difficult about listening? - Listening to different pronunciation and intonation. - Listening to different dialects/accents (and speed of speech) - Asking someone to repeat something when you don’t understand. - Listening to unknown words - Fear of the new language or culture. - - Not hearing or misunderstanding. - Focus.

Laboratory Schedule Unfortunately, we have changed the laboratory schedule.

Listening How can you improve your listening skills? - Dictation - Watch English-language TV programs/movies -  Repeat viewings. - Get used to listening (repeated listening) - Practice note-taking - Make English-speaking (or other language) friends - Live abroad or travel - Visit the international lounge in Bauer Hall.

1. Where have you traveled before? 2. Why are you studying at KAC? 3. What are your interests? 4. What job do want in the future?

Practice

Practice

Listening Skills

Reading vs. Listening Most learners think reading is easier than listening. Why is it easier to READ English than LISTEN?

Reading vs. Listening Why is it easier to READ English than LISTEN? Because speech behaves much differently from text.

Things found in speech (not in writing) Linking sounds The central vowel/ the weak vowel Assimilation Elision Ellipsis Intrusion Intonation

Examples Linking sounds When a word ends in a consonant sound and the next word starts with a vowel the words link together. The ending consonant "jumps over" to the next word. “She work si na nol doffice” WHAT?! “She works in an old office.”

Examples The weak vowel The vowels in “grammar words” or “function words” of sentences, prepositions, conjunctions, articles, etc become weak and are pronounced very lightly. “She wants t go t Canada t go skiing” Huh?! “She wants to go to Canada to go skiiing.”

I have to go now I have t go now\ I haveta go now.

Examples Mixed sounds (assimilation) Some sounds mix together to make new sounds. Sometimes when two consonants come together, one at the end of one word and one at the beginning of another, they mix and make a new sound. “Wha di jew do?” WHAT?! “What did you do?”

Examples Mixed sounds (assimilation) “Whatchu doing?” WHAT?! “What are you doing?

Authentic Canadian conversation photo credit: blogs.orlandoweekly.comblogs.orlandoweekly.com Hey Doug, jyeet? No. Jyew?

Examples Lost sounds (elision) Sometimes, sounds disappear. Usually, aspirated sounds /h/ and /t/. “Did you see ‘im las’ nigh’?” WHAT?! “Did you see him last night?”

Examples Dropped syllables (ellipsis) Sometimes, an entire word disappears. “You got the time?” WHAT?! “Have you got the time?”

Examples Helping sounds (intrusion) When a word ends in a vowel and the next word starts with a vowel, a “helping sound” comes between them so they are easier to say (usually “y”, “w” or “r”) “No wagreement” sea yotter WHAT?! “No agreement.” “sea otter”

Examples Intonation (turn taking) Intonation drops when we finish speaking a turn. The falling tone tells the listener that the speaker has finished

Homework Watch this video: Take notes: - What is the topic of this lecture? - What are the most important points of this lecture? Bring your notes to next class.