iTeach@ACEofPBC - 16. Teaching Listening

16. When Teaching Listening

Credit: Region V Adult Literacy Center | Funded by FLDOE Div of Community Colleges & Workforce Ed

Provide opportunities for students to listen to various types of recordings at appropriate ESOL level.
Introduce key words before listening.
Frame a question related to the listening topic to stimulate students' interest and background knowledge.
Link personal experiences to listening topic.
Practice listening for specific information.
Provide opportunities for oral retelling to monitor comprehension.
Provide opportunities for oral presentations and pair-share.

Accept small units of language as responses (words and phrases) initially and build towards the use of longer units (sentences).
Use the simpler verb tenses, such as the simple present, simple past and future.
Provide listening and speaking opportunities (conversations, interviews, discussions, role playing, and skits) based on familiar contexts.
Control vocabulary and grammatical structures used in listening / speaking activities.
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Questions? Please email your ESOL Instructional Coach!

Maximize Your District Resources

All district provided resources have listening components! Please see your ESOL Academic Coach.

✔Printable Listening Checklists for Students📝

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Maximize Your CASAS Resources

CASAS Competencies Booklet

CASAS Listening Test Resources

Content Standards by test form

Listening Skills Content Standards

Listening Test Competency Content

Listening Item Type Legend

These are the formats in which the items are presented. Use this to inform the Realia and activities you include in each lesson. Orient students to the different types.

Type 1 - Picture Prompt

Type 2 - Comprehension question

Type 3 - Predict next line of dialogue

Type 4 - Identify true statement based on prompt

CASAS Listening Samples

These are the 80 Series Listening samples. Although we are currently using the 980 listening series, you may find them good for practice and to familiarize students with the flow/logistics of the test. NOTE: The level refers to the CASAS test form, not the students' class or EFL.

Level A Listening PDF - Script Audio Files

Level B Listening PDF - Script Audio Files

Level C Listening PDF - Script Audio Files