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Use of ICT to teach/improve competence in listening to English (L2/foreign language)Dr Paula Hodgson

Technical pedagogical content knowledge TPCK: developing/improving competence in L2 speaking

Content knowledge (CK) Formal talk/discussion/presentation Informal conversation for social

interactions Pedagogical knowledge (PK)

• Authentic approach• Creative approach• Functional approach• Reflective approach

Technological knowledge (TK) Video/tele-conferencing Blogs with embedded audio clips Podcasting Web-based rehearsing exercises Online tutor (synchronous chat).

Intended learning outcomes Develop skills in designing English

listening tasks for blended learning through the use of ICT;

Develop a global perspective when connected using ICT, particularly identifying appropriate online resources to listen to world English;

Develop critical thinking and reflective thinking skills when discussing and debating innovative practices with technology integration for language learning and teaching.

Purpose of listening To pass a quiz on information heard; To predict some of the information

expected to be included in the utterance; To assess how much of the incoming

information will be new and how much will be familiar.

Dunkel 1986

What is listening?Part of the communication process (interactive/one-way)

Hear: relate to prior knowledge;Understand: affected by social and cultural background;Interpret: affected by personal experiences, age, gender, cognitive ability;Assimilate: ability to construct knowledge.

Types of listening Comprehensive listening

to understand content and information Critical listening

to evaluate information/opinion on what is heard

Active listening for formulating understanding or building

knowledge from analysing information for effective communication.

Listening skills for S4~6Listen for information, ideas, intended meanings, views, attitudes and feelings in a variety of spoken textsUnderstand and interpret spoken texts in a range of situations and for different purposesIdentify details that support a main ideaPredict the likely development of ideasUnderstand the use of discourse markersEstablish and infer meanings from cluesDistinguish between facts and opinions in spoken textsUnderstand speakers’ intentions, views, attitudes or feelingsUnderstand speakers with a variety of accents

(English Language Curriculum and Assessment Guide for Secondary 4─6, 2007)

Factors affecting L2 listening fluency

Listener’s Prior knowledge Vocabulary Attitude (motivation) *Listener’s hearing ability (deaf~hearing

impairment)

Topic

Speaker’s Voice Speed of speech Accent

Rubin 1994

Listening strategies you useAction:Work in pairs and summarize what is heard.Evaluate what you do as you listen.Suggest strategies used.

Strategies on listening comprehension

1) Predicting or anticipating content of the foreign-language message (during the pre-listening exercise);

2) Monitoring for discrepancies in messages received (during the listening exercise);

3) Selecting relevant and ignoring irrelevant messages (during the listening exercise);

4) Checking accuracy of comprehension (during the post-listening exercise).

Dunkel 1986

Listening opportunities

Authentic conversation between L1 and L2 speakersThese sections provide natural conversations with various speakers of English and a variety of English that is harder to find in more traditionally scripted textbooks, thus exposing the learner to diverse native and non-native English accents and a range of authentic language in use.

http://elearning.vnseameo.org/self/course/view.php?id=50

Podcasting Podcasting (iPod)/web-based

Local news/reports http://app.hkatvnews.com/v3/world/world.ph

p?program=3000022(ATV news)

http://app.hkatvnews.com/v3/world/world.php?program=3000006(Newsline)

http://app.hkatvnews.com/v3/world/world.php?program=3000005(Inside Story)

http://mytv.tvb.com/news/newsat730/115315#page-1(Evening news at 7.30 with English subtitles)

http://mytv.tvb.com/news/pearlreport/115318#page-1 (Pearl Report: with Chinese subtitles)

http://podcast.rthk.hk/podcast/item.php?pid=159 (RTHK Podcast Station)

http://student.thestandard.com.hk/student/index.asp (The Standard)

Podcasting Podcasting international

news/reports http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/

video_and_audio/ (BBC one-minute world news: video/audio)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/audio/2011/jan/09/focus-podcast-no-country-young-people (Guardian focus podcast)

PodcastingPodcasting [language

learning] Video with transcripts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOUqKtDVP7E

Video with subtitles http://www.manythings.org/b/e/

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Varied modes of listeningUsing segment digitized video or audio texts:1. Non-stop listening without text (making predictions);2. Listening by segment with delayed text display (verification);3. Listening by segment with simultaneous text display.

Vandergrift, 2004

Listening comprehension Watching film clips with

follow-up exercise http://www.learnenglish

feelgood.com/eslvideo/ Listening tests: Level

1~5 http://www.examenglish

.com/PTE/listening5.php

Blended mode of listening tasks Listening before attending the class for

discussion; Listening in class and have discussion or

reflection in online forum, allowing individuals to contribute and comment on one another.

Planning for group assignment Confirm type of school in practicum; Set up communication channels during

practicum; Identify one component: listening,

reading, speaking, writing; Discuss the content, pedagogy and

technology to be used.

Next session Venue: Runme101 Online discussion (Forum & Gong): Using

ICT to improve competence in L2 reading, speaking and listening.

Next session (Feb. 14) FOCUS: Use of ICT for teaching skills in

English writing; use of ICT to enhance writing skills after class; identify appropriate online activities to practise written communication with native and non-native speakers.

References Dunkel, P.A. (1986). Developing listening fluency in

L2: theoretical principles and pedagogical considerations. The Modern Language Journal, 70(2), 99-106.

Goh, C. (1997). Metacognitive awareness and second language listeners. ELT Journal, 51(4), 361-9.

Rosell-Aguilar, F. (2007). Top of the pods—In search of a podcasting “podagogy” for language learning. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 20(5), 471-492.

Rubin, J. (1994). A review of second language listening comprehension research. Modern Language Journal, 78(2), 199-221.

Vandergrift, L. (2004). Listening to learn or learning to listen? Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 24, 3-25.

Web referencesInteractive listening

http://elearning.vnseameo.org/self/course/view.php?id=50

Local news/reports http://app.hkatvnews.com/v3/world/world.php?program=3000022

(ATV news) http://app.hkatvnews.com/v3/world/world.php?program=3000006

(Newsline) http://app.hkatvnews.com/v3/world/world.php?program=3000005

(Inside Story) http://mytv.tvb.com/news/newsat730/115315#page-1

(Evening news at 7.30 with English subtitles) http://mytv.tvb.com/news/pearlreport/115318#page-1 (Pearl Report:

with Chinese subtitles) http://podcast.rthk.hk/podcast/item.php?pid=159 (RTHK Podcast

Station) http://student.thestandard.com.hk/student/index.asp (The Standard)

Web references Podcasting International news

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/ (BBC one-minute world news: video/audio)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/audio/2011/jan/09/focus-podcast-no-country-young-people (Guardian focus podcast)

How To Create A Podcast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-

hrBbczS9I0&feature=related Watching film clips with follow-up exercise

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/eslvideo/ Listening tests: Level 1~5

http://www.examenglish.com/PTE/listening5.php