I adapted a listening log that students can complete for homework. I recommend modifying the video you want students to view and the questions. The rubric is helpful for all logs (may want to adjust the based on your class point value). >>>Listening Log Example<<< Dglenn
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Carve a Pumpkin
As Halloween approaches each autumn I often bring in a large pumpkin. After briefly describing the origins of this “holiday” I discuss the current manifestations that take place in American culture such as costumes and trick or treating. But what really gets their attention is when I give a narrated demonstration of how to carve a jack ‘o lantern. Necessary items: one (1) pumpkin, one carving knife, newspaper to put the seeds on, and a […]
Song “Yes, We Can Can as sung by Maria Muldaur
This song was a tribute to Obama sung by Maria Muldaur, with Bonnie Raitt, and the Women’s Voices for Peace Choir at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. It is the perfect follow up for a unit about the Civil Rights movement. It has lots of photos of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. You could just have the students see how many civil rights leaders, presidents and famous people they recognize. The visuals are […]
Idioms
One of the skills I teach in my listening class at the low beginner level is how to recognize and interpret idioms. It is also a good opportunity to review clarification questions which the students learned at the beginning of the course. For example: “I’ve got a lot on my plate!” – “What exactly do you mean?” It is always helpful to introduce idioms related to a topic – for example, “food” idioms. I particularly […]
Role Play and Word Emphasis
I picked this up from one of my colleagues at UCD (sorry, I don’t remember who) and have often used these “scenarios” with different activities. In this activity, I have had advanced students change the stress in the sentence to change the meaning of the dialogue – asking them to perform the skit twice. In my lower levels, I may simply have students write out a skit and then the class tries to guess the […]