Reading log 9

The changing Face of Listening

If one reads between the lines in this reading, one interesting aspect from it is that pedagogy is never static. It continually changes depending on many factors, but most importantly, depending on the people instructors teach and their needs.

What really struck me about this reading is to realize that I have followed outdated models for teaching listening for so long. I believe that the overly structured approach used in previous decades might be a reason why students can’t adapt their listening skills to the different contexts in which they have to interact. But following the Pre-Post-During approach will certainly have an impact on the objectives students might accomplish in terms of listening comprehension.

One of the many interesting aspects of this course, is that we had the opportunity to engage in conversations with people who have many varieties of spoken English and accents, and that was rewarding but challenging at the same time for some of us. So one question this reading left me with is how we can help students develop listening strategies to interact with speakers who have many different speech patterns and accents.