Language Learning Apps to Improve Listening
Language learning apps are the new “teachers”. You still will always need real live human teachers, but LL apps can really boost your language quickly.
5 Tips for Learning English Through Movies
Movies are a great resource for language learning. A good movie is a work of art – it is a
5 Ways to Get a Super Score on an Interview Test
Interactive listening (IL) is one component of listening ability. IL can only be measured in a communicative context with at least one other participant, so assessment of the listener's ability is partly dependent on the behavior and attitude of the other participants.
Experiential Listening: Choosing the best input
After I present my ideas about experiential listening (see the post by this name), I am of course asked by
Experiential Listening
© 2022 Michael Rost I have talked often about the role of engagement in successful listening. And I've often been
My introduction to the “Affective Filter Hypothesis”
I became interested in the role of listening in language learning early in my career. As a novice teacher in
The Affective Filter Hypothesis
Concept: The Affective Filter Hypothesis is refers to the role of affect – the experience of internal feeling or emotion, ranging
Listen First Conversation Protocols
Graham Bodie The movement to mend the frayed fabric of America by bridging divides one conversation at a time Take
What Makes Listening Difficult?
Concept: Difficulty is essentially a subjective concept: what makes any input relatively easy or difficult is the listener’s familiarity with and
Listening Experiences
CONCEPT: Our listening ability – and motivation to listen better – grows through successful “listening experiences.” A “listening experience” is
Intervention Points and Task Types
CONCEPT Probably the single most important action you can plan as a teacher of listening is the intervention points (aka
Variables in Teaching Listening
Concept: There are a large number of variables in teaching listening. The goal of the language teacher is not to memorize
Input Sources
CONCEPT: One broad definition of listening is: Constructing meaning through conscious attention to a source. The source doesn’t actually have to come
Real-time listening processes
CONCEPT: When teaching listening, it is helpful to understand the basic “real time” nature of perception and processing. It is a continuous
Defining listening
CONCEPT: Listening is known to be a complex process and as such can be defined in numerous ways, depending on
The Capture-Create Note-taking Technique
CONCEPT 0. The C-C note-taking technique Note-taking can be a useful comprehension-building and memory-building technique, if it’s done “consciously”, or it can
The Experiential Listening Space
CONCEPT The Experiential Listening Space Practical Considerations: THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE It is helpful to view the experiential listening space from the perspective
Holistic Approaches to Language Teaching
Holistic Approaches to Language Teaching Holistic approaches to teaching communication Michael Rost University of California, Berkeley Holistic approaches to language
