Listening Comprehension AIEDL Spring 2008 Yi-Chun (Sherri) Wei

The Listening Course Design: Material Selection 1.English Learning Sites Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab The English Listening Lounge 2.Authentic Listening Materials BBC Radio Programs Youtube: Steve Jobs’ Commencement speech Online Radio Diaries Course Requirement 1.Listening Diary 2.Online Post & Discussion 3.Group Project Recommend a website and do a recording based on it Course Objective: Create an extensive listening environment in which students could practice autonomous learning as a community.

Extensive Listening Collection Online Listening Sites Pop Culture Sites Local Sites ESL Listening Sites Sites News Radio Sites

ESL Listening Lab

What ’ s Up In Taiwan

Bridging the Gap A student said… It is a little bit hard for me to listen to a speech or broadcast because I was used to listen to who speak slow and clear. For example, the textbooks’ CD or Studio Classroom, etc. Some people will read it once, and the teacher teaches us later. In other words, if someone say something fast with emotion, instead of following a tempo, I have to listen to it again and again.

Online Discussion Group members need to take turns to host the discussion and keep a record of your weekly discussion. I believe that you could learn even more through interacting with your other group members. Also, you could further clarify your ideas through expressing your ideas, defend your stand.

Collaborative Group Project 1.Listening material evaluation Evaluate a English listening site or authentic online listening materials to recommend it to the class. Show the class an example and analyze how you benefit from it. 2.Group Recording Choose a topic first related to the site you recommend and then decide the form, talk show, interview, story telling, audio book … etc. List questions, True of False, multiple choice, short answer, that could guide your audience.

Thank you for your attention~ Enjoy Listening~