1. Teaching Listening Skills
The teachers consider some specific questions about listening comprehension:
What are listeners "doing" when they listen?
What factors affect good listening?
What are the characteristics of "real-life" listening?
What are the many things listeners listen for?
What are some principles of designing listening techniques?
How can listening techniques be interactive?

2. Types of Listening Listening for detail
Gist listening or Listening for gist
Extensive listening
Listening for detail

3. Principles for Designing Listening Techniques
In an interactive, four-skills curriculum, make sure that you don't overlook the importance of techniques that specifically develop listening comprehension competence.
Techniques should be intrinsically motivating.
Carefully consider the form of listeners' responses.
Encourage the development of listening strategies.

4. Main Types of Listening Activities
Pre listening activities
While-listening activities
Post-listening activities.

5. Pre-listening activities
Learners can be prepared for or oriented towards the text in various ways.

6. While-listening activities
These activities are carried out right at the time of listening to the text.
questioning
recognising
matching
following instructions
note-taking
using a transcript
interpreting
completing

7. Post-listening activities
Follow-up activities should involve learners in a creative response to listening texts.

8. Some Examples of Interactive Listening
Jigsaw listening
The Tape gallery
Home recording
Live listening
Guest stars