Podcast
How many experts speak in the podcast?
Two.
Definition of listening.
Listening is one of the skills to be acquired in a foreign language, which has a strong relation with what we hear and what we decode and make sense of. We hear something that academically we call “input”, and this input can go from conversations in the target language, chatting, radio extracts, videos, songs, and anything.
What is the teacher job?
To choose what is better for the student's learning.
What is the name of the experts?
Daiana Machado and Clara Ponce.
What makes a good listening text for language classes?
Believability, relevance tot he listener, new information and appropriateness in terms of language level.
Name the three types of strategies.
Cognitive.
Metacognitive.
Socio-Affective.
What is the name of the podcast?
Educate and Elevate
What does content refer to?
Refers to the subject of what students are going to listen to.
It depends on what we want students to focus on.
Why do we teach strategies?
Because students do not always transfer LI listening strategies to L2. Also, they need to find ways to cope when faced with elements above their current level.
What is the topic of the episode?
"Second Language Listening Strategies."
What can we do to raise interest in the topic?
We can make use of the pre-listening task.
The content has to be interesting and entertaining for the group.
Name three conditions that need to happen for a strategy to be learned.
First, the students must recognise there is a problem and realize that they need to take strategic action.
The teacher exemplifies the strategy and shows that it is effective.
The third condition is that the strategy has to be repeatable
What are the subtopics that the experts explain?
Clara: what makes a good listening text for language classes?
Daiana: techniques to improve listening comprehension.
What is cultural accesibility?
Transactional conversations are those related to transactions. For example, when a person needs a train ticket.
Interactional conversations are when friends get together and chat, the conversations can go to any topic, making them less predictable.