Teaching Listening

             Listening is receptive language skill besides reading. The goal of teaching listening is to help students maximize their strategies in listening to improve their comprehension. This skill becomes one of ability which is tested in some international English test, such as TOEFL, IELTS, etc. if teachers only teach listening intensively in the class, I’m sure it will spend much time as each students has different capability in applying the strategies. Therefore, teachers need to motivate students to learn listening extensively. They can listen news, songs, tips or many things from media, such as radio, podcast, sound cloud, etc.

But if we let them too free to choose their extensive listening, I’m worry that they will be not serious here. Teachers need to be creative in recording some important things that students need to achieve. Don’t be worry to make them bored as teachers can have a vote to decide what topic they want to listen and make them interest. Teachers can record it using mobile phone or anther recording software, such as Audacity. This software provides not only to record our voice in good quality but also to edit it perfectly. Here, I will give you a Tutorial how to use Audacity.Audacity Tutorial

Teachers’ recording can be uploaded in Podcast.com or Soundcloud.com as they are one of the easiest voice link that can be accessed.Souncloud Tutorial Therefore, students can listen what the teachers upload whenever they want. Don’t forget to give students’ task to evaluate their progress in listening. 

Here is the example of soundcloud Culture Shock