IMPROVING STUDENTS’ LISTENING SKILL BY ACTIVELY INVOLVING THEM IN LISTENING CLASS

Zuraidah Nasution

Abstract


The paper discussed aspects of spoken language that should be considered in the development of teaching materials, and proposes a few techniques for teaching listening comprehension. It started with an overview of important characteristics of spoken discourse, which include phonology, accents, prosodic features, speech rate, and discourse structure. It maintained that the materials should incorporate aspects of strategies for listening that helped learners overcome comprehension barriers and gained the most from the spoken input. Some principal considerations in grading listening materials were presented according to five parameters, which included linguistic characteristics, explicitness, organization, content and context. Finally, the paper suggested some teaching techniques that promoted strategic listening for English as a Foreign Language Learners.

Keywords: teaching materials, listening strategy, EFL, spoken discourse


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