Learning by ear and by eye (CPF5)
Focus on listening and reading

Karen Turner, Iain Mitchell & Ann Swarbrick

Learning by ear and by eye presents strategies to help learners become more effective listeners and readers. It describes the processes involved in understanding spoken and written language and provides examples of activities which develop the receptive skills and practise all four language skills in an interdependent way.

Part 1: Listening in a foreign language outlines how this process differs from listening in a first language and explains the demands made on the short-term memory when learners have to make sense of what they hear in recorded material. It provides ideas for listening for different purposes, for grading activities and for pre- and post-listening work.

Part 2: Developing skills for independent reading explores how the MFL classroom can reflect the teaching and learning going on across the curriculum and how to encourage independent reading, particularly of whole and extended texts. It suggests how to exploit most effectively the texts we already have and where we can find material that truly engages learners, exploiting the potential of the Internet. It takes into account the emphasis in the KS3 MFL Framework of the importance of work at word, sentence and, crucially, at text level.

Contents

Part 1: Listening in a foreign language - A skill we take for granted?
Listening in a first language: What can we learn? | Listening in a foreign language: How can we help? | Texts and tasks | Using TV and other resources | Conclusion

Part 2: Developing skills for independent reading
Strategies for reading | Reading strategies in action: Working with texts | Developing a policy for independent reading | Conclusion

2005 | 90pp | ISBN-13: 978-1-904243-35-9 | ISBN-10:1 904243 35 5 | £12 | Order this title online

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See also:
Learning through listening (APF6)

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