Language Literacy and Academic Skills Quiz
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>KUNE (1996)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way does ACTIVE LISTENING differ from PASSIVE LISTENING?

    <p>Active listening involves responding, while passive listening is one-way communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are students prepared for in school and civil life according to the text?

    <p>To be competent in the global economy and knowledgeable in information systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of giving students 'thinking space' in teaching listening?

    <p>To allow time for students to process information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the strategies mentioned under pre-listening activities?

    <p>Solve the puzzle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which activity is NOT mentioned as an example of interesting activities to engage students in listening?

    <p>Group discussions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is integrating speaking and writing important in teaching listening?

    <p>To enhance comprehension and application of language skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a suggested post-listening activity?

    <p>True or false questions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Vandergrift (2004) mention about student listening processes?

    <p>Students may use either top-down or bottom-up processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of post-listening activities like 'Checking and summarizing' and 'Test your classmates'?

    <p>To reinforce understanding and retention of information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Cahyonono and Wadiati (2009), what defines successful listeners?

    <p>Those who combine new information with existing knowledge using both top-down and bottom-up processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do successful listeners use to combine new information with existing knowledge?

    <p>Both new information and existing knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some abilities related to effective listening processes?

    <p>Ability to predict outcomes from events described</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was mentioned as a key stage of teaching listening before the listening stage?

    <p>Activating previous knowledge, making predictions, and revising key vocabulary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is essential for students to do in activities that require processing?

    <p>Activate their previous knowledge and make predictions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Brown (2006), what does validity of a test reveal?

    <p>The extent to which the test measures what it is supposed to measure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus when choosing listening tasks and tests?

    <p>Choosing practical tasks based on real-life scenarios</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most complex criterion of a good test according to Brown (2006)?

    <p>Validity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should assessment tasks reflect according to the curriculum guide?

    <p>Reflecting or measuring the competencies as stipulated in the curriculum guide</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important to consider the quality of listening tasks over quantity?

    <p>Due to limitations like time constraints and finite student concentration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does authenticity in assessment tasks refer to?

    <p>The relationship between the test and real life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Pre-listening stage in a listening lesson?

    <p>To introduce new vocabulary words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During the While-listening stage, what does 'Promote guided listening' involve?

    <p>Including cues or context for note-taking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which activity is associated with the Listening stage?

    <p>Selective listening</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of Post-Listening activities in a listening lesson?

    <p>To provide comprehension analysis for unclear sections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the Pre-listening stage, why is it important to activate interest and motivation?

    <p>To ensure students engage with the listening material</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Scaffolding note-taking' involve during the While-listening stage?

    <p>Providing cues or context for better understanding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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.

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