Listening as linguistic processing
When we think of listening, most of us will imagine "deciphering" sounds and "catching" words. After all, if we don't
Listening as a coordination of neural networks
Because I am supposedly an "expert" on listening — well, certainly I have studied listening for a long time— I
Teaching Presentation Slides: Chapter 1 – Neurological Processing
Listening involves multiple avenues of processing: Neurological, Linguistic, Semantic, Pragmatic – and, optionally, Technological (AI). Here are the teaching slides
Semantic Processing
These are the presentation slides that accompany Teaching and Researching Listening 4th edition, Chapter 3
Basics of linguistic processing
Linguistic Processing [ from Chapter 2 of Teaching and Researching Listening 4/e] Introduction: Listening as
Neurological processing: The role of hearing
NOTE: This is from the first chapter of Teaching and Researching Listening (Fourth Edition). The way to understand listening holistically
Linguistic Processing
LINGUISTIC PROCESSING Linguistic processing is making sense of language as it is being heard. The goal of linguistic processing is
Deliberate Practice for Improving “Intensive Listening”
"Intensive listening" is simply paying attention to specifics. It is typically the focus on individual words and attention to the
Listening Strategies: #1 Planning
There are several active listening strategies that we can teach to our students. I’ve grouped them into 8 categories: Planning
Selective listening task: Sound Sequences
Level: Intermediate Students: All ages Purpose: Develop inferencing ability; develop use of background knowledge to fill in missing
Selective listening tasks
The first teacher training book I had published is called "Listening in Action." It contained 4 main sections about designing
What is Selective Listening?
We were all taught at home and at school to "pay attention". OK, yes, that makes sense... but "pay to
