Charlotte CO #3 Listening with Professor Flemming

 

Date/Time: January 14th with Professor Flemming   

Topic/Skill: Listening skills (Listening to a commercial, finding main idea, and recalling information)

Teacher Presentation:  The teacher modeled how to summarize and recall information about Strozier Library using an audio clip.

Classroom Management: The teacher played the clip twice for students then asked follow-up questions concerning main idea first and then specific information about the library.  The clip was played twice, each time at a different speed, first time at 1x and the second at .75x.

Materials: Recorded audio located on Canvas, Cornell Notes Listening Practice handout, Question linked through Canvas to test comprehension of the main idea

Student Participation: All students used the audio clip to complete the Cornell Notes Listening Practice and answer the question involving the main idea.

Feedback Provided: The teacher reviewed the answers students picked for the main idea.

  • Mr. Flemming would discuss each potential answer with students
    • He would preface the main idea question by telling students 
      1. One statement would be the main idea.
      2. One statement would have correct information yet be too broad.
      3. One statement would have correct information yet be too specific.
      4. One statement would have incorrect information. 
  • The Cornell Notes Listening Practice handout was also reviewed to ensure correct answers were selected by the students.

Lesson(s) on teaching you learned: The way EFL teachers provide detailed feedback on students’ listening comprehension.

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