Searching for the Secret of Teacher Well-Being, Part 2: Introversion By: Matt Ehlers As I read through the suggestions Curtis Kelly made in his June 2022 Think Tank article (“Searching
Category: August 2022 — Listening
How to Visualise Weak Points in Listening in English
How to Visualise Weak Points in Listening in English By: Marisa Ueda Introduction: The first problem Listening is considered a particularly difficult skill (Wilson, 2008, p. 12). Unlike reading, there
Not Good at Listening? Okay, Let’s Shadow
Not Good at Listening? Okay, Let’s Shadow By: Yo Hamada “Sensei, I am not good at listening. Please help me!” This was an actual voice I heard when I started
Experiential Listening: Teaching Listening from a Holistic Perspective
Experiential Listening: Teaching Listening from a Holistic Perspective By: Michael Rost I became interested in the role of listening in language learning early in my career. As a novice teacher
Listening with Pleasure
Listening with Pleasure By: Heather Kretschmer Picture this. You’re sitting in a classroom learning a foreign language. It’s listening comprehension time, and you glumly watch your teacher pass out the
The 3 Ks Explore Listening and the Brain
The 3 Ks Explore Listening and the Brain By: Heather Kretschmer, Curtis Kelly, and Mohammad Khari Editors’ note: If you are going to teach listening, then we figure you ought
Back to the Basics: Listening as Primal
Back to the Basics: Listening as Primal By: Curtis Kelly Is listening just another of the “four skills” to be taught to language learners? Or is it special? Reading pundits