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What is emphasized in the Language Arts and Multiliteracies Curriculum?
What is emphasized in the Language Arts and Multiliteracies Curriculum?
- Writing argumentation, explanatory text, and narrative (correct)
- Physical education
- Mathematics skills
- Listening skills
What is the importance of active listening in the language classroom?
What is the importance of active listening in the language classroom?
- It develops technological skills
- It enhances physical fitness
- It provides input for the learners (correct)
- It helps in mathematical calculations
What does the Knowledge Age challenge learners to deal with?
What does the Knowledge Age challenge learners to deal with?
- A single way of thinking
- A limited scope of information
- A static world with no changes
- An ever-changing world (correct)
Which author defined listening as a learned skill involving reception of sound and attachment of meaning to the sound?
Which author defined listening as a learned skill involving reception of sound and attachment of meaning to the sound?
In what way does ACTIVE LISTENING differ from PASSIVE LISTENING?
In what way does ACTIVE LISTENING differ from PASSIVE LISTENING?
What are students prepared for in school and civil life according to the text?
What are students prepared for in school and civil life according to the text?
What is the purpose of giving students 'thinking space' in teaching listening?
What is the purpose of giving students 'thinking space' in teaching listening?
What is one of the strategies mentioned under pre-listening activities?
What is one of the strategies mentioned under pre-listening activities?
Which activity is NOT mentioned as an example of interesting activities to engage students in listening?
Which activity is NOT mentioned as an example of interesting activities to engage students in listening?
Why is integrating speaking and writing important in teaching listening?
Why is integrating speaking and writing important in teaching listening?
Which of the following is NOT a suggested post-listening activity?
Which of the following is NOT a suggested post-listening activity?
What did Vandergrift (2004) mention about student listening processes?
What did Vandergrift (2004) mention about student listening processes?
What is the purpose of post-listening activities like 'Checking and summarizing' and 'Test your classmates'?
What is the purpose of post-listening activities like 'Checking and summarizing' and 'Test your classmates'?
According to Cahyonono and Wadiati (2009), what defines successful listeners?
According to Cahyonono and Wadiati (2009), what defines successful listeners?
What do successful listeners use to combine new information with existing knowledge?
What do successful listeners use to combine new information with existing knowledge?
What are some abilities related to effective listening processes?
What are some abilities related to effective listening processes?
What was mentioned as a key stage of teaching listening before the listening stage?
What was mentioned as a key stage of teaching listening before the listening stage?
What is essential for students to do in activities that require processing?
What is essential for students to do in activities that require processing?
According to Brown (2006), what does validity of a test reveal?
According to Brown (2006), what does validity of a test reveal?
What is the main focus when choosing listening tasks and tests?
What is the main focus when choosing listening tasks and tests?
What is the most complex criterion of a good test according to Brown (2006)?
What is the most complex criterion of a good test according to Brown (2006)?
What should assessment tasks reflect according to the curriculum guide?
What should assessment tasks reflect according to the curriculum guide?
Why is it important to consider the quality of listening tasks over quantity?
Why is it important to consider the quality of listening tasks over quantity?
What does authenticity in assessment tasks refer to?
What does authenticity in assessment tasks refer to?
What is the purpose of the Pre-listening stage in a listening lesson?
What is the purpose of the Pre-listening stage in a listening lesson?
During the While-listening stage, what does 'Promote guided listening' involve?
During the While-listening stage, what does 'Promote guided listening' involve?
Which activity is associated with the Listening stage?
Which activity is associated with the Listening stage?
What is the goal of Post-Listening activities in a listening lesson?
What is the goal of Post-Listening activities in a listening lesson?
In the Pre-listening stage, why is it important to activate interest and motivation?
In the Pre-listening stage, why is it important to activate interest and motivation?
What does 'Scaffolding note-taking' involve during the While-listening stage?
What does 'Scaffolding note-taking' involve during the While-listening stage?
Study Notes
Language Arts and Multiliteracies Curriculum (LAMC)
- Aims to nurture students' common understanding of language for communication as future global citizens
- Focuses on building academic literacy, vocabulary, and stronger content knowledge
Emphasis of LAMC
- Emphasizes writing argumentation, explanatory text, and narrative
- Provides explicit skills of reading and writing
Preparing Students for the Global Economy
- Competent in the global economy
- Knowledgeable in information systems
- Critical thinking skills
Four Components of K to 12 Curriculum
- Illustrates learning process
- Describes knowledge and skills areas
- Shows interdependence and interrelationship of macro skills
- Explains holistic assessment
Hearing and Listening
- Hearing is a form of perception that reflects a degree of intention
- Listening is a complex active process that involves:
- Discriminating between sounds
- Understanding vocabulary and grammatical structures
- Interpreting stress and intonation
- Acting of hearing and understanding what you learn
Active Listening
- Involves response
- Vital in the language classroom as it provides input for learners
Strategies and Examples in Teaching Listening
- Pre-listening: word webs, mind maps, gap fill, brainstorming, etc.
- While-listening: graphic organizers, dictogloss, editing task, etc.
- Post-listening: true or false, checking and summarizing, discussions, etc.
Importance of Active Listening
- Gives students thinking space
- Allows students to relate themselves during teacher's discussion
- Examples of interesting activities: spoken poetry, podcast, TedTalks, etc.
Key Points
- Ability to recognize communicative functions of utterances according to situations, participants, and goals
- Ability to reconstruct or infer situations, goals, participants, and procedure
- Ability to use real-world knowledge and experiences to work out purposes, goals, and procedures
Three Key Stages of Teaching Listening
- Before listening stage: prepare students for top-down and bottom-up processing
- While listening stage: focus on comprehension through activities that require selective listening
- Post-listening stage: students express their opinions on the topic and respond to comprehension
Generic Format of a Listening Lesson
- Pre-listening: identify vocabulary words, introduce new/unfamiliar words, activate interest and motivation, and set the listening purpose
- While-listening: provide opportunity for students to re-listen, promote guided listening, and scaffold note-taking
- Post-listening: students express their opinions on the topic and respond to comprehension
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Test your understanding of language use for communication and academic literacy skills. This quiz focuses on writing argumentation, explanatory text, and narrative, while also emphasizing reading and writing skills. Prepare for the knowledge age with questions challenging you to adapt to a changing world.
