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The importance of active listening and how to do this in an EFL classroom

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This is the transcript of the #eltchat held on 10.10.2011 at 21.00 BST

 

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Shaunwilden 21:01 So then active listening.........#ELTChat
mscro1 21:01 @Marisa_C yes, unfortunatlly don't have it on my sons computer, will get my laptop tomorrow finally! :) #ELTchat
Fuertesun 21:01 @Shaunwilden Hi #ELTChat
ShellTerrell 21:01 For the next hour my tweets dedicated to #ELTchat topic: Supporting Active Listening in the Classroom
Marisa_C 21:01 @ShellTerrell Lahanodolmades! :-D  #ELTchat
Fuertesun 21:01 @Marisa_C how? #ELTchat
Shaunwilden 21:01 Evening all #ELTChat
DinaDobrou 21:02 Hi all. Ready for #ELTchat!
web20education 21:02 #socialmedia pdf  interactive map  http://twy.la/qvtsEv #edtech20 #socialweb #edchat #elemchat #ukedchat #lrnchat #elemchat #eltchat #elt
Shaunwilden 21:02 RT @Fuertesun: @Shaunwilden What do we mean by active listening? #ELTChat - Was about to ask the same :-)
ljp2010 21:02 #eltchat  for me active listening always involves a pen in hand...
Marisa_C 21:02 Is the friend who posted the topic taking part in this chat? #ELTchat
Fuertesun 21:02 @Shaunwilden What do we mean by active listening? #ELTChat
TyKendall 21:02 #ELTChat yeah active listening, can we start by defining it?
mscro1 21:02 HI all #ELTchat
AudreyLash 21:02 RT @cybraryman1: Wed Chats Part I: #ELTchat (2) #ClavEd #ntchat #ptchat #2ndchat #3rdchat #libchat #psychat #yalitchat : http://tinyurl.com/3uwsgyk
TyKendall 21:03 #ELTChat oops tweetdeck playing up on me
Shaunwilden 21:03 @Marisa_C Spot the delta tutors :-) #ELTChat
Marisa_C 21:03 @Shaunwilden great minds...  #ELTChat
ShellTerrell 21:03 I think many teachers may not understand active listening. How do you define active listening? #eltchat
Fuertesun 21:03 @Shaunwilden boyfriends passie listen do they? #ELTChat
Marisa_C 21:03 Can listening be passive? Some people call it a passive skill - do you agree? #ELTchat
Shaunwilden 21:03 Isnt all listening active anyway just that people think it is a passive skill? #ELTChat
DinaDobrou 21:04 @Fuertesun Or...receptive skills and productive skills...#ELTchat
Shaunwilden 21:04 #ELTchat wikipedias def Active listening is a communication technique that requires the listener to understan… (cont) http://deck.ly/~Rsvbb
TyKendall 21:04 #ELTChat what is active listening people im lost?
vickyloras 21:04 @Marisa_C He he #ELTchat
Fuertesun 21:04 Reading and Listening supposedly passive and speaking and writing active right? #ELTChat
Marisa_C 21:04 @Shaunwilden indeed :-)  #ELTChat
vickyloras 21:05 RT @Shaunwilden: #ELTchat wikipedias def Active listening is a communication technique that requires the listener to understan… (cont) http://deck.ly/~Rsvbb
ShellTerrell 21:05 RT @Shaunwilden: #ELTchat wikipedias def Active listening is a communication technique that requires the listener to understan… (cont) http://deck.ly/~Rsvbb
Fuertesun 21:05 @Marisa_C yes better def #ELTChat
ShellTerrell 21:05 RT @brad5patterson: #ELTchat cldnt make it tonight, but wanted to share this inSPIRing TED video on "5 ways 2 listen better" :  http://ow.ly/5ZE5d
katekidney 21:05 #ELTchat When I imagine my 15-year son and some of my own parent's lectures - that may be the example of listening - a passive skill! :o)))
eannegrenoble 21:05 #ELTChat - hello people :-) , receptive skill, Yes .... if the listening is active
Marisa_C 21:05 @Fuertesun Supposedly yes - safer to call them receptive &productive skills - not passive at all!!!! Processing frenetically ACTIVE #ELTChat
mscro1 21:05 Active listening- understand, and interpert what you hear #ELTchat
Moacir2 21:05 RT @brad5patterson: #ELTchat cldnt make it tonight, but wanted to share this inSPIRing TED video on "5 ways 2 listen better" :  http://ow.ly/5ZE5d
Fuertesun 21:05 @DinaDobrou right #ELTchat
brad5patterson 21:05 #ELTchat cldnt make it tonight, but wanted to share this inSPIRing TED video on "5 ways 2 listen better" :  http://ow.ly/5ZE5d
SnaPanda 21:05 #ELTchat cldnt make it tonight, but wanted to share this inSPIRing TED video on "5 ways 2 listen better" :  http://ow.ly/5ZEb9
Fuertesun 21:06 @Shaunwilden Can you teach listening? #ELTchat
Marisa_C 21:06 I guess person who asked the Q may have meant 'listening attentively' or alternatively "motivated listening'  can we agree on this? #ELTchat
ghewgley 21:06 Active listening involves processing what you are hearing. Passive is just in one ear, out the other. #ELTchat
Shaunwilden 21:06 I often wonder how much we really teach listening in the classroom  #ELTchat
ljp2010 21:06 #eltchat  i often think about active listening and reading as doing a task, that idea of intention in the talk i guess
vickyloras 21:06 RT @brad5patterson: #ELTchat cldnt make it tonight, but wanted to share this inSPIRing TED video on "5 ways 2 listen better" :  http://ow.ly/5ZE5d
katekidney 21:07 #ELTchat...and what else is a language study about?
ShellTerrell 21:07 RT @ghewgley: Active listening involves processing what you are hearing. Passive is just in one ear, out the other. #ELTchat
Shaunwilden 21:07 @Raquel_EFL Hi Raquel it's your topic so what did you mean by active listening?  #ELTchat
MagicinEdu 21:07 RT @Marisa_C: Can listening be passive? Some people call it a passive skill - do you agree? #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:07 RT @katekidney: #ELTchat, but students need to make it very active to get through it! Without effective listening there is no communication and
TyKendall 21:07 #ELTChat ahhh ok i think im getting it
vickyloras 21:07 You can take a listening task and weave it into a hundred others - that´s what I´d call active listening #ELTchat
ljp2010 21:07 #eltchat  without being judgemental.  now there's the tricky part!
ShellTerrell 21:07 RT @cgoodey: #ELTchat Active listening encourages you to focus on what's being said, to understand not only what's being said, w/out being judgemental.
Marisa_C 21:07 @TyKendall  ochi :-)  no ! #ELTChat
Shaunwilden 21:07 @Fuertesun I think so but  i think the standard cbk listening lesson doesnt  #ELTchat
cgoodey 21:07 #ELTchat Active listening encourages you to focus on what's being said, to understand not only what's being said, w/out being judgemental.
katekidney 21:07 #ELTchat, but students need to make it very active to get through it! Without effective listening there is no communication and
vickyloras 21:07 RT @ghewgley: Active listening involves processing what you are hearing. Passive is just in one ear, out the other. #ELTchat
TyKendall 21:07 #ELTChat is the distinction comparable to intensive/extensive?
MagicinEdu 21:07 RT @Marisa_C: @Fuertesun Supposedly yes - safer to call them receptive &productive skills - not passive at all!!!! Processing frenetically ACTIVE #ELTChat
DinaDobrou 21:07 RT @ljp2010: #eltchat  for me active listening always involves a pen in hand...<<Agree with that. A 1st step to making listening active.
eannegrenoble 21:08 @cgoodey  #ELTchat for EFL listening, it seems to me the "expectations" are an the most important thing in listening  (however defined
Shaunwilden 21:08 @Fuertesun Yes but also really working with the how things are said, highlighting pronunciations etc  #ELTchat
Joyfully2 21:08 RT @brad5patterson: #ELTchat cldnt make it tonight, but wanted to share this inSPIRing TED video on "5 ways 2 listen better" :  http://ow.ly/5ZE5d
Marisa_C 21:08 @vickyloras  OK so you are including "integrating with other activities' into our definition?  #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:08 RT @Shaunwilden: I often wonder how much we really teach listening in the classroom  #ELTchat
vickyloras 21:08 RT @cgoodey: #ELTchat Active listening encourages you to focus on what's being said, to understand not only what's being said, w/out being judgemental.
ShellTerrell 21:08 RT @DinaDobrou: RT @ljp2010: #eltchat  for me active listening always involves a pen in hand...<<Agree with that. A 1st step to making listening active.
Fuertesun 21:08 @Shaunwilden How do you teach/promote active listening? choosing things of interest 2 your ss #ELTchat
TyKendall 21:09 #ELTChat i would like to think all listening in my class is active :-) dont like the "in one ear out the other" alternative
MagicinEdu 21:09 #eltchat hello everyone! Great topic!
mscro1 21:09 RT @vickyloras: You can take a listening task and weave it into a hundred others - that´s what I´d call active listening #ELTchat
Fuertesun 21:09 @Shaunwilden I love live listening using the teacher¡s' or ss voices this is actice #ELTchat
Shaunwilden 21:09 @Fuertesun I just think the average listen, do exercise that teachers often do in the classroom is more akin to a test  #ELTchat
vickyloras 21:09 @Marisa_C I´d say yes,but with listening as the starting and focal point #ELTchat
cybraryman1 21:09 My Listening page: http://tinyurl.com/4jqso3k  #ELTchat
cgoodey 21:09 #ELTchat Are we talking about active listening for teachers or learners?
juanalejandro26 21:09 #ELTChat chatting here is like an active reading. what if it were on skype, for instance? would it be active listening?
DanceOutYourEng 21:09 #ELTchat Its so important to teach listening. I think so many people my own age have forgotten even how to listen to themselves!
DinaDobrou 21:09 @vickyloras Exactly! And involve the "communication" element in those tasks to make it meaningful. #ELTchat
Marisa_C 21:09 RT @eannegrenoble: @cgoodey  #ELTchat for EFL listening, it seems to me the "expectations" are an the most important thing in listening
ghewgley 21:09 You want your students to be active listeners, making connections and thinking about what is being said. #ELTchat
mscro1 21:10 @vickyloras yes good Idea, actually I mostly combine other skills with listening!#ELTchat
Fuertesun 21:10 @Shaunwilden Yes it's somewhat stale and forced I suppose and unreal #ELTchat
Marisa_C 21:10 @eannegrenoble  #ELTchat You just mentioned a key point - 'developing expectations' 'predicting'  building  curiosity as crucial
ShellTerrell 21:10 My feeling is most teachers assume their Ss are actively listening RT @Shaunwilden: wonder how much we teach listening in class #ELTchat
chrisemdin 21:10 The only way to assess active listening is in the response. The process of listening looks different for each learner #ELTchat
Marisa_C 21:11 In most classes that I see with a picture & some topic focused Qs not much interest #ELTchat - build personal interest & curiosity before
eannegrenoble 21:11 @Marisa_C Expectations define what we hear always - on n'entend que ce  que l'on attend > you only hear what you're expecting #ELTchat
juanalejandro26 21:11 what about: active listening is when we want Ss to get everything what is being said orally? #ELTChat
Fuertesun 21:11 Listening is the hard one 4 many SS #ELTchat
TyKendall 21:11 #ELTChat well my tweetdeck is not my friend tonight
chrisajuk 21:11 RT @brad5patterson: #ELTchat cldnt make it tonight, but wanted to share this inSPIRing TED video on "5 ways 2 listen better" :  http://ow.ly/5ZE5d
ShellTerrell 21:11 RT @juanalejandro26: #ELTChat chatting here is like an active reading. what if it were on skype, for instance? would it be active listening?
Shaunwilden 21:11 @ShellTerrell Yes good point and often for sts it is the most scary of tasks  #ELTchat
mscro1 21:11 It's hard to follow without my tweetdeck #ELTchat, ):
ShellTerrell 21:11 I've had to teach my students notetaking skills #ELTchat
ghewgley 21:12 Active listening can be helped by activating prior knowledge, previewing, scaffolding, etc. #ELTchat
daShcoaching 21:12 @ShellTerrell #eltchat what's said, felt, not said - the words, body lang, mood music, values
ShellTerrell 21:12 RT @Inga_Ros: I teach active listening with help of reading circles,q´s and a´s after. They tend to listen a lot more to peers #eltchat
Marisa_C 21:12 @eannegrenoble Exactly - hence - activate dialogue between listener and what is to be listened to  #ELTchat
mscro1 21:12 @ShellTerrell yes, that is difficult esp. for non-native speakers, we teach listening a lot in class #ELTchat at PET and FCE level
DinaDobrou 21:12 RT @ShellTerrell: I've had to teach my students notetaking skills #ELTchat < This qualifies for a life skill AND Invaluable for uni studies.
Shaunwilden 21:12 @mscro1 If you on follwing online it might help  to use tweetgrid  #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:13 Agree! RT @DinaDobrou: RT @ShellTerrell: I've had to teach notetaking skills #ELTchat This qualifies 4 a life skill, Invaluable 4 uni study
vickyloras 21:13 RT @DinaDobrou: RT @ShellTerrell: I've had to teach my students notetaking skills #ELTchat < This qualifies for a life skill AND Invaluable for uni studies.
eannegrenoble 21:13 RT @DinaDobrou: RT @ShellTerrell: I've had to teach my students notetaking skills #ELTchat <  I am AMAzed I have to teach my Uni students 2
mcneilmahon 21:13 Hi all  #eltchat ters - late again + have to leave early, but popping in better than nothing, right? Does Active = thinking while u listen?
vickyloras 21:13 RT @Marisa_C: RT @ghewgley: Active listening can be helped by activating prior knowledge, previewing, scaffolding, etc. #ELTchat > yes gd pts
Fuertesun 21:13 @Raquel_EFL  so active listening meaning showing interst in the speaker?? #ELTchat
cgoodey 21:13 @sueleather #ELTchat Yes, I would see it as an important skill for teachers.
Marisa_C 21:13 RT @ghewgley: Active listening can be helped by activating prior knowledge, previewing, scaffolding, etc. #ELTchat > yes gd pts
mscro1 21:13 @Shaunwilden thx will try #ELTchat
mcneilmahon 21:14 RT @Shaunwilden: @mcneilmahon evening neil  #ELTchat > Hiya! How's it going? Lots of activity ideas yet?
vickyloras 21:14 @mscro1 That is super - in my opinion helps a lot Marijana #ELTchat
Marisa_C 21:14 But pen and paper in hand not only ways of listening actively - smtms good to use physical tasks esp for younger learners #ELTchat
Fuertesun 21:14 @mcneilmahon  Hi we are trying to get a handle on the ACTIVE part at the moment #eltchat
juanalejandro26 21:14 @mcneilmahon I'd say listening without translating; understanding every word... #ELTChat
ShellTerrell 21:14 Agree! RT @mscro1: that is difficult esp. for non-native speakers, we teach listening a lot in class #ELTchat at PET and FCE level
Shaunwilden 21:14 @mcneilmahon evening neil  #ELTchat
vickyloras 21:14 @DinaDobrou Thank you : ) #ELTchat
eannegrenoble 21:15 RT @Raquel_EFL:  Are we, teachers, Active Listeners??  Do we reflect  about what is being said and ask  follow-up questions ? #ELTchat
DinaDobrou 21:15 We're thinking about listening as a task? What about sts listening to their classmates? They often think of it as switch off time. #ELTchat
mcneilmahon 21:15 RT @Shaunwilden: @Marisa_C agreed, cos we dont do that much listening in life with p&p in hand :-) #ELTchat > but phone yes!
vickyloras 21:15 @Raquel_EFL Super points raised there, Raquel! #ELTchat
Shaunwilden 21:15 @mcneilmahon not yet more at the negotiating what we mean stage :-) #ELTchat
Fuertesun 21:15 @Shaunwilden n@Shaunwilden  #ELTchatote taking , phone calls etc #ELTchat
padgets 21:15 RT @cybraryman1: My Listening page: http://tinyurl.com/4jqso3k  #ELTchat
vickyloras 21:15 RT @Raquel_EFL: @Shaunwilden ... responding to the speaker in a way that will both encourage him or her to continue speaking...  #ELTchat
TyKendall 21:15 #ELTChat listening without translating, i like that
vickyloras 21:15 RT @Raquel_EFL: @Shaunwilden  I see Active Listening as the skill of listening and caring.... making the  communication meaningful ... #ELTchat
esolcourses 21:15 RT @cgoodey: #ELTchat Active listening encourages you to focus on what's being said, to understand not only what's being said, w/out being judgemental.
Fuertesun 21:15 @Marisa_C Listen and draw activities work well with YLs #ELTchat
Shaunwilden 21:15 @Marisa_C agreed, cos we dont do that much listening in life with p&p in hand :-) #ELTchat
beyondtech1 21:15 Happens behind the scenes - must learn to tease out, summarize, analyze and respond. Holding that in memory is difficult.  #ELTchat
juanalejandro26 21:16 THIS! >> RT @12mandown: Active listening includes making inferences and educated guesses #ELTchat
mrsalander 21:16 RT @brad5patterson: #ELTchat cldnt make it tonight, but wanted to share this inSPIRing TED video on "5 ways 2 listen better" :  http://ow.ly/5ZE5d
Shaunwilden 21:16 RT @12mandown: Active listening includes making inferences and educated guesses #ELTchat
DinaDobrou 21:16 RT @eannegrenoble: RT @Raquel_EFL:  Are we, teachers, Active Listeners??  Do we reflect  about what is being said and ask  follow-up questions ? #ELTchat
ghewgley 21:16 Modeling active listening is always helpful. Tell the student what you are doing/thinking while you are listening. #ELTchat
Fuertesun 21:16 RT @cgoodey: #ELTchat Active listening, as I understand it, involves listening, checking, pararaphrasing, observing body language etc OKAY
ShellTerrell 21:16 @eannegrenoble the problem is most curriculums don't cover notetaking. In US used 2 b optional class. Most schools don't offer now #eltchat
12mandown 21:16 Active listening includes making inferences and educated guesses #ELTchat
DinaDobrou 21:16 RT @cgoodey: #ELTchat Active listening, as I understand it, involves listening, checking, pararaphrasing, observing body language etc
juanalejandro26 21:16 RT @cgoodey: #ELTchat Active listening, as I understand it, involves listening, checking, pararaphrasing, observing body language etc
vickyloras 21:16 RT @Marisa_C: But pen and paper in hand not only ways of listening actively - smtms good to use physical tasks esp for younger learners #ELTchat
cgoodey 21:16 #ELTchat Active listening, as I understand it, involves listening, checking, pararaphrasing, observing body language etc
Marisa_C 21:16 we all agree on the importance of a strong pre-listening phase to stimulate interest, curiosity & motivate attentive Listening #ELTchat
mscro1 21:16 #ELTchat good point on interest of the speaker, sts love to listen and talk about what they are familiar with
hoprea 21:17 Active listening involves engagement. It's paramount that teachers come up with meaningful tasks that require interaction. #ELTChat
Shaunwilden 21:17 one reason it's hard to define is that we do it so subconsciously in our l1s #ELTchat
MBouchard01 21:17 Active listening is a two way process. I like to use think pair share to encourage active listening.  #ELTchat
MagicinEdu 21:17 #eltchat a listening  that is close to learner's interest and promotes communication such a topic for teens can be a favorite song or comedy
vickyloras 21:17 RT @ghewgley: Modeling active listening is always helpful. Tell the student what you are doing/thinking while you are listening. #ELTchat
tarabenwell 21:17 @eannegrenoble @Raquel_EFL Good point. And pay attention to what the st is saying instead of thinking about our next task or Q #ELTChat
ShellTerrell 21:17 RT @janetstage: we had kids use sticky notes whenever we read to record connections and thoughts for later discussion worked well! #eltchat
Marisa_C 21:17 @ghewgley you mean using 'think aloud' techniques? Nice idea  #ELTchat
MBouchard01 21:18 @Marisa_C Great idea. Activity increases brain productivity. #eltchat
MagicinEdu 21:18 RT @Marisa_C: we all agree on the importance of a strong pre-listening phase to stimulate interest, curiosity & motivate attentive Listening #ELTchat
mcneilmahon 21:18 @hoprea  #ELTChat Yes and we need to develop it in other stages of lesson, such as give tasks for feedback so SS listen to each other
ghewgley 21:18 @Marisa_C That's one name for it. Modeling is so important. We often assume students know/understand how to do something. #ELTchat
katekidney 21:18 #ELTchat Maybe a follow up exercise after the listening helps to the effectivenes of the listening, too? (motivation)
ShellTerrell 21:18 Agree! Do teachers allow enough time for this? RT @12mandown: Active listening includes making inferences and educated guesses #ELTchat
juanalejandro26 21:18 RT @hoprea: Active listening involves engagement. It's paramount that teachers come up with meaningful tasks that require interaction. #ELTChat
esolcourses 21:18 RT @MBouchard01: Active listening is a two way process. I like to use think pair share to encourage active listening.  #ELTchat
beyondtech1 21:18 learning how to ask questions to deepen understanding.  #ELTchat
eannegrenoble 21:19 RT @Shaunwilden: one reason it's hard to define is that we do it so subconsciously in our l1s #ELTchat >> but worth a rethink no?
mcneilmahon 21:19 RT @beyondtech1: learning how to ask questions to deepen understanding.  #ELTchat > Yes, criticise what you hear and develop it further
beyondtech1 21:19 Is active listening a part of your mandated curriculum as it is ours? #eltchat
Marisa_C 21:19 It's also important to increase listening time in our lessons - in TED talk truth mentioned - we listen 60% of our waking lives #ELTchat
MagicinEdu 21:19 RT @DinaDobrou: We're thinking about listening as a task? What about sts listening to their classmates? They often think of it as switch off time. #ELTchat
ljp2010 21:19 #eltchat i like the idea of physical tasks.  clapping, standing up, raising hands... is the adult equivalent of this making polite noises?
esolcourses 21:19 RT @hoprea: Active listening involves engagement. It's paramount that teachers come up with meaningful tasks that require interaction. #ELTChat
lu_bodeman 21:19 RT @ShellTerrell: I've had to teach my students notetaking skills #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:20 Students need opportunities to reflect/ respond to what the listening. What ways can we deduce understanding either than tests?  #ELTchat
Shaunwilden 21:20 @ljp2010 standing up is great  :-) #ELTchat
Shaunwilden 21:20 @eannegrenoble Oh totally, I used to obsess over it :-) love listening lessons ;-)   #ELTchat
Marisa_C 21:20 . But too little tine spent on listening in class opportunities throughout lesson e.g. feedback to oral actis or info sharing etc #ELTchat
sueleather 21:20 @Shaunwilden If we do it subconscioulsy in L1s, do we need to teach it in L2? AL is a life skill-term from counselling/therapy. #ELTCHAT
Fuertesun 21:20 RT @DanceOutYourEng: #ELTchat If we listen to our sts  and present them with material they are interested in it will help motivate them to listen and be engaged
juanalejandro26 21:20 RT @DanceOutYourEng: #ELTchat If we listen to our sts  and present them with material they are interested in it will help motivate them to listen and be engaged
DanceOutYourEng 21:20 #ELTchat If we listen to our sts  and present them with material they are interested in it will help motivate them to listen and be engaged
12mandown 21:21 #eltchat Active listening is purposeful, but whose purpose?
DinaDobrou 21:21 RT @tarabenwell: Encourage sts to actively listen to peer responses and presentations, not just Ttalk. Ask them to paraphrase. #ELTChat> YES
ShellTerrell 21:21 RT @Marisa_C: It's also important to increase listening time in our lessons - in TED talk truth mentioned - we listen 60% of our waking lives #ELTchat
Fuertesun 21:21 RT @tarabenwell: Encourage sts to actively listen to peer responses and presentations, not just Ttalk. Ask them to paraphrase. #ELTChat
katekidney 21:21 #ELTchat But students practice listening also by listening to each other, the teacher...
Marisa_C 21:21 @ShellTerrell Important to connect info/ideas from listening ot meaningful & motivating follow up tasks  #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:21 Gr8 ideas! RT @ljp2010: #eltchat i like the idea of physical tasks.  clapping, standing up, raising hands...
esolcourses 21:21 RT @Shaunwilden: @sueleather I think we need to highlight key things to help sts build confidence #ELTchat ] agree
tarabenwell 21:21 Encourage sts to actively listen to peer responses and presentations, not just Ttalk. Ask them to paraphrase. #ELTChat
TaniafromNelson 21:21 @ShellTerrell @janetstage Gr8 idea re sticky notes. thx. 4got to hashtag #eltchat
ShellTerrell 21:21 RT @ljp2010: #eltchat i like the idea of physical tasks.  clapping, standing up, raising hands... is the adult equivalent of this making polite noises?
Shaunwilden 21:21 @sueleather I think we need to highlight key things to help sts build confidence #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:21 RT @hoprea: Active listening involves engagement. It's paramount that teachers come up with meaningful tasks that require interaction. #ELTChat
Joyfully2 21:21 RT @hoprea: Active listening involves engagement. It's paramount that teachers come up with meaningful tasks that require interaction. #ELTChat
ShellTerrell 21:22 RT @Marisa_C: . But too little tine spent on listening in class opportunities throughout lesson e.g. feedback to oral actis or info sharing etc #ELTchat
Fuertesun 21:22 RT @ghewgley: Paraphrasing can be an effective way to make sure students understand what was said. #ELTchat YES
Shaunwilden 21:22 @ljp2010 Whichr eminds me of @kenwilsonlondon and his recent workshop http://bit.ly/o74GZD #ELTchat
ghewgley 21:22 Paraphrasing can be an effective way to make sure students understand what was said. #ELTchat
Marisa_C 21:22 RT @12mandown: #eltchat Active listening is purposeful, but whose purpose? > the students; try to get them to be curious themselves
tarabenwell 21:22 RT @cgoodey: @Shaunwilden We don't necessarily listen actively in our L1. Too busy with our own concerns, priorities, assumptions. #ELTchat
Fuertesun 21:22 @cgoodey good point about L1 listening #ELTchat
juanalejandro26 21:22 both teachers and students :D RT @12mandown: #eltchat Active listening is purposeful, but whose purpose?
ShellTerrell 21:22 RT @DanceOutYourEng: #ELTchat If we listen to our sts  and present them with material they are interested in it will help motivate them to listen and be engaged
mcneilmahon 21:22 @ShellTerrell  #ELTchat We can ask them to repeat back to speaker 'so what you're saying is...' 'do you mean...' so they show understanding
MBouchard01 21:22 RT @ShellTerrell: Gr8 ideas! RT @ljp2010: #eltchat i like the idea of physical tasks.  clapping, standing up, raising hands...
mscro1 21:22 meaningful tasks r very important, but not just 1 as ,multiple or T/F but more like @shellyterrell says notetaking and similar "#ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:22 RT @mcneilmahon: RT @beyondtech1: learning how to ask questions to deepen understanding.  #ELTchat > Yes, criticise what you hear and develop it further
cgoodey 21:22 @Shaunwilden We don't necessarily listen actively in our L1. Too busy with our own concerns, priorities, assumptions. #ELTchat
USATeducation 21:23 RT @chrisemdin: The only way to assess active listening is in the response. The process of listening looks different for each learner #ELTchat
DinaDobrou 21:23 RT @Marisa_C: A great activity also which few do is getting students to repeat last words hear #ELTchat at first they can repeat only a very few
Shaunwilden 21:23 @cgoodey I meant from the point of the process, and if we dont actually 'hear ' we use repair techniques also imp for sts #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:23 RT @Marisa_C: Important to connect info/ideas from listening ot meaningful & motivating follow up tasks  #ELTchat
esolcourses 21:23 RT @cgoodey: RT @ghewgley: Paraphrasing can be an effective way to make sure students understand what was said. #ELTchat
cgoodey 21:23 RT @ghewgley: Paraphrasing can be an effective way to make sure students understand what was said. #ELTchat
Marisa_C 21:23 A great activity also which few do is getting students to repeat last words hear #ELTchat at first they can repeat only a very few
jurylady 21:23 RT @ShellTerrell: My feeling is most teachers assume their Ss are actively listening RT @Shaunwilden: wonder how much we teach listening in class #ELTchat
vickyloras 21:23 RT @Raquel_EFL: @vickyloras  Recognize that what is not said also speaks loudly > super important!  #ELTchat
beyondtech1 21:23 Model making connection with a student (teacher is listener). Questions become a frame for the student to practice.
sueleather 21:23 @Shaunwilden Yes, agree with that. Always interesting when life skills/language skills come together. #ELTCHAT
vickyloras 21:23 RT @tarabenwell: Encourage sts to actively listen to peer responses and presentations, not just Ttalk. Ask them to paraphrase. #ELTChat
mcneilmahon 21:24 RT @juanalejandro26: so, active listening involves active speaking itself, doesn't it? #ELTChat > active production at least (write, body 2)
Marisa_C 21:24 Another oldie but goodie: Use pause button and get Ss to predict - who is going to talk what they're going to say etc #ELTchat
Shaunwilden 21:24 @sueleather And when they do it makes the whole processes more real and worthwhile for sts #ELTchat
beyondtech1 21:24 Agree - @ghewgley Paraphrasing can be an effective way to make sure students understand what was said #eltchat
juanalejandro26 21:24 so, active listening involves active speaking itself, doesn't it? #ELTChat
ShellTerrell 21:24 RT @mcneilmahon: @ShellTerrell  #ELTchat We can ask them to repeat back to speaker 'so what you're saying is...' 'do you mean...' so they show understanding
mscro1 21:25 paraphrasing is great way of not just practicing listening but speaking too #ELTchat looking from the non-native speaker
tarabenwell 21:25 Give them the language for paraphrasing too. We just did a fun writing exercise with it. (Paraphrasing Seth Godin) #ELTChat
ShellTerrell 21:25 I really enjoy having students participate in the entire debate ceremony which is really great for active listening #ELTChat
juanalejandro26 21:25 RT @mcneilmahon: RT @juanalejandro26: so, active listening involves active speaking itself, doesn't it? #ELTChat > active production at least (write, body 2)
ljp2010 21:25 #eltchat i did a lot of work in my spanish class on specific qs for clarification e.g. you went where? you did what?  it was really useful
Shaunwilden 21:25 RT @mcneilmahon: RT @juanalejandro26: so, active listening involves active speaking itself, doesn't it? #ELTChat > active production at least (write, body 2)
cgoodey 21:25 RT @juanalejandro26: so, active listening involves active speaking itself, doesn't it? #ELTChat < Yes, I'd say so, nicely put!
DinaDobrou 21:25 RT @Marisa_C: Another oldie but goodie: Use pause button and get Ss to predict - who is going to talk what they're going to say etc #ELTchat
Janshs 21:26 nice for lots subject RT @Marisa_C ... Use pause button and get Ss to predict - who is going to talk what they're going to say etc #ELTchat
mcneilmahon 21:26 @ShellTerrell  #ELTChat Debates are great way to get students to actively listen - the 'ceremony' dictates the need :)
Marisa_C 21:26 RT @katekidney: #ELTchat Dictogloss is a good training of ears and short term memory! > plus lots of other things yes
DinaDobrou 21:26 So far I feel it's through skills integration that we can make sure listening becomes active. Or is it my idea? #ELTchat
12mandown 21:26 RT @Marisa_C: Another oldie but goodie: Use pause button and get Ss to predict - who is going to talk what they're going to say etc #ELTchat
Fuertesun 21:26 RT @katekidney: #ELTchat Dictogloss is a good training of ears and short term memory!
katekidney 21:26 #ELTchat Dictogloss is a good training of ears and short term memory!
DanceOutYourEng 21:26 #ELTchat We need to listen to our students interests. If we don't listen to them there is no motive for them to listen to us.
ShellTerrell 21:27 Other great active listening tasks can include mock trials, mock UN, informal debates. Which others can you think of? #ELTChat
mcneilmahon 21:27 @tarabenwell  #ELTChat Do they also need Active listening language I wonder?
vickyloras 21:27 RT @Shaunwilden: @ljp2010 Whichr eminds me of @kenwilsonlondon and his recent workshop http://bit.ly/o74GZD #ELTchat
Marisa_C 21:27 @Janshs true - hadn't thought of that - thanks :-)  #ELTchat
Fuertesun 21:27 @mcneilmahon Yes debates are good #ELTChat
cgoodey 21:27 @Shaunwilden Yes, true, good point. #ELTchat
Marisa_C 21:28 @ShellTerrell Simulations - improvisations and various surprise scenarios Ss prepare in secret  #ELTChat
tarabenwell 21:28 @DinaDobrou What about putting those Qs on quizzes and tests too? Make listening to fellow sts count if necessary. #ELTChat
ShellTerrell 21:28 Agree! RT @Raquel_EFL: Active listening is greatly enhanced by the use of non-verbal communication  > eye contact!! #ELTchat
tarabenwell 21:29 @mcneilmahon Sure. Expressions like: "If I understood correctly, he means..." #ELTChat
beyondtech1 21:29 @mcneilmahon @ShellTerrell  Debates are great - the 'ceremony' dictates need and the passion is ignited.  I've used mock trials.  #ELTChat
katekidney 21:29 #ELTchat What do you do with students who have learning disabilities and suffer from difficulties to analyse sounds even in L1?
Shaunwilden 21:29 Those of you that watched the TED video on listening better, do you think it has relevancy to what we do? #ELTchat
juanalejandro26 21:29 @ShellTerrell #ELTChat controversial debates! I like those ones! when ss are trying to express themselves and it becomes active production!
ShellTerrell 21:29 Here's the format I use for Lincoln-Douglas debates http://bit.ly/pw54sQ #eltchat
ghewgley 21:29 Listening/participating as part of a group and then going to another group to share what you learned. #ELTchat
Swanny203 21:30 RT @ShellTerrell: RT @Raquel_EFL:  Research has shown that we take in 7% by words, 38% by tone of voice and 55% from body language. #ELTchat
DinaDobrou 21:30 @tarabenwell Yup! A great idea! Or if a task is done in pairs have the other st present to class what the other st said. #ELTchat
beyondtech1 21:30 Improv skits anyone?  #ELTchat
mscro1 21:30 @shellterrell I love debates but 1st heard of mock trial & mock UN? #ELTchat
juanalejandro26 21:30 RT @ShellTerrell: RT @Raquel_EFL:  Research has shown that we take in 7% by words, 38% by tone of voice and 55% from body language. #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:30 RT @Raquel_EFL:  Research has shown that we take in 7% by words, 38% by tone of voice and 55% from body language. #ELTchat
Marisa_C 21:30 @Shaunwilden I think it has some relevance but in a broader sence - wouldn't take RASA acronym too literally  #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:30 I knew you'd have plenty of gr8 ones! RT @Marisa_C: Simulations - improvisations & various surprise scenarios Ss prepare in secret  #ELTChat
ljp2010 21:31 #eltchat  re TED talk.  the RASA acronym seems worth teaching sts to me...
sueleather 21:31 @Shaunwilden I think RASA-Receive, Appreciate, Summarise, Ask- is a useful little technique to play with with studnets or teachers. #ELTCHAT
katekidney 21:31 #ELTchat  This does not concern only young students, some adults say that this listening was one big dumpling. :o(
DinaDobrou 21:31 RT @tarabenwell: If you're looking for debate materials, ESL-Library has a section: http://t.co/CsfIy1m #ELTChat
ShellTerrell 21:31 #eltchat RT @DinaDobrou: Shifting stress exercises. Sts have a diff role each & 1 pretends mishearing & othe… (cont) http://deck.ly/~x5Dsr
tarabenwell 21:31 If you're looking for debate materials, ESL-Library has a section: http://t.co/CsfIy1m #ELTChat
esolcourses 21:31 RT @ShellTerrell: RT @Raquel_EFL:  Research has shown that we take in 7% by words, 38% by tone of voice and 55% from body language. #ELTchat
Marisa_C 21:32 @Raquel_EFL Understanding attitude is easily taught even in lower levels - great way to practise intonation - and FUN!!!  #eltchat
Shaunwilden 21:32 @Marisa_C @sueleather  Interesting you said opposing things  - dont take it literally and useful technique #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:32 @mscro1 mock trial is when 1 student put on trial w/ lawyers, notetaker, etc., rest of class the jury, reporters! All have a role #eltchat
juanalejandro26 21:32 RT @Marisa_C: Many Ts like to do jigsaw listening - in old cassette &CD  days this too cumbesrome but now with laptops - iphone etc much easier #ELTchat
MadridChristina 21:32 Aggh! Sorry, neighbourly duties prevent me from taking part in this one! Look forward to the summary. #eltchat
tarabenwell 21:32 @ShellTerrell @Raquel_EFL Hmm...those numbers have a lot to say for online learning. #ELTChat
Fuertesun 21:32 RT @tarabenwell: If you're looking for debate materials, ESL-Library has a section: http://t.co/CsfIy1m #ELTChat
kalinagoenglish 21:32 @marisa_c love simulations! #eltchat
Marisa_C 21:32 Many Ts like to do jigsaw listening - in old cassette &CD  days this too cumbesrome but now with laptops - iphone etc much easier #ELTchat
mcneilmahon 21:33 @hartle  #eltchat hartle is back, hartle is back woo! woo!
ShellTerrell 21:33 Very true! RT @esolcourses: think tone of voice & body language play an important part - esp. where there are cultural differences #ELTChat
katekidney 21:33 @Marisa_C Thanks, I will google up  a jigsaw listening! :o) #ELTchat
eannegrenoble 21:33 @Shaunwilden  lost my tag ! -  I think I'll try discussing the 7 effects which condition listening - never thought abt it B4 #ELTchat
sueleather 21:33 I think RASA particularly useful for teacher training. #ELTCHAT
Marisa_C 21:33 @mscro1 yes sth like that  #ELTChat
esolcourses 21:33 @ShellTerrell @Raquel_EFL think tone of voice and body language play an important part - esp. where there are cultural differences #ELTChat
ShellTerrell 21:33 @mscro1 A mock United Nations is basically a group of students from each institute representing a diff country for policy agreemt #eltchat
Fuertesun 21:33 @hartle Hi Sharon #eltchat
mscro1 21:33 @marisa_C by surprised scenarious you mean improvisation #ELTChat
hartle 21:33 #eltchat hi everyoone, not been at eltchat recently connection problems :-(
ShellTerrell 21:34 RT @janetstage: #eltchat when listening others' writing, Ss give 3positives & 1suggest. on a sticky note; +s discussed; author collect notes
vickyloras 21:34 RT @ShellTerrell: Very true! RT @esolcourses: think tone of voice & body language play an important part - esp. where there are cultural differences #ELTChat
ShellTerrell 21:34 RT @juanalejandro26: #ELTChat controversial debates! I like those! when ss are trying to express themselves & it becomes active production!
Dawg_Houston 21:34 RT @tarabenwell: If you're looking for debate materials, ESL-Library has a section: http://t.co/CsfIy1m #ELTChat
Marisa_C 21:34 @Shaunwilden i mean the las bits might lead to lots of repetition if not careful  #ELTchat
Fuertesun 21:34 @hartle Actice listening what is it and how to we do it and tecah it? #eltchat
beyondtech1 21:34 @mscro1  You can use a fairytale or story in your mock trial like Jack and Beanstalk.  #eltchat
mscro1 21:34 @ShellTerrell I thought so, I usually do interviews such as press conference, sts love it!#ELTchat
Shaunwilden 21:34 @hartle active listening #ELTchat
juanalejandro26 21:34 active listening RT @hartle: #eltchat what's the topic?
hartle 21:34 #eltchat what's the topic?
TyKendall 21:34 #ELTChat fraid I'm off too, ive only lurked and my attention is split too! bye folks x
sueleather 21:35 @Shaunwilden Missed the 'don't take it literally' comment. #ELTCHAT
ShellTerrell 21:35 RT @mscro1:  I usually do interviews such as press conference, sts love it!#ELTchat
web20education 21:35 #HangoutPad Working prototype for collaborative coding on #Googleplus Hangouts #edtech20 #socialmedia #edchat #eltchat http://twy.la/o4uqoO
mcneilmahon 21:35 RT @sueleather: RASA-Receive, Appreciate, Summarise, Ask- useful technique to play with. #ELTCHAT > good mantra for lesson planning too
ShellTerrell 21:35 @janetstage @Inga_Ros Great ideas! #Eltchat
web20education 21:35 RT @ShellTerrell: RT @janetstage: #eltchat when listening others' writing, Ss give 3positives & 1suggest. on a sticky note; +s discussed; author collect notes
hartle 21:35 RT @mcneilmahon: @hartle  #eltchat hartle is back, hartle is back woo! woo! :-))
ShellTerrell 21:36 Task- Students all play investigators after watching recorded crime. They do interviews, collect clues, then report their findings #eltchat
DinaDobrou 21:36 @ShellTerrell @mscro1 A quick google search revealed this: http://1.usa.gov/mUtcp1 Does any1 know of more tasks like this? #ELTchat
LoraJoBennett 21:36 @tarabenwell It's a charm #ELTChat
Shaunwilden 21:36 @tarabenwell Why cant you do both? #ELTchat
ghewgley 21:36 @ShellTerrell You can also do fairy tale trials. 3 pigs vs Wolf. Jack and the Beanstalk (Jack for murder), etc. #ELTchat
kalinagoenglish 21:36 RT @fuertesun: RT @tarabenwell: If you're looking for debate materials, ESL-Library has a section: http://t.co/CsfIy1m #ELTChat
tarabenwell 21:36 Do you encourage note taking or giving undivided attention? Which works better? #ELTChat
magdallena13 21:36 RT @ShellTerrell: RT @Raquel_EFL:  Research has shown that we take in 7% by words, 38% by tone of voice and 55% from body language. #ELTchat
hartle 21:36 #eltchat I love stories too like the Once Upon a Time activities (Rinvolucri)
mscro1 21:36 @beyondtech1 thx for the idea! :) #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:37 Love it! RT @ghewgley: Also do fairy tale trials. 3 pigs vs Wolf. Jack and the Beanstalk (Jack for murder), etc. #ELTchat
ljp2010 21:37 #eltchat  any tips for increasing retention of what we hear?  i'm rubbish at that...
tarabenwell 21:37 @Raquel_EFL I mean, there's no body language in online learning (unless it's through video). #ELTChat
ShellTerrell 21:37 Task- Students all act as reporters after the same story but each given different character that changes their point-of-view #eltchat
Fuertesun 21:37 @ghewgley I love that idea! #ELTchat
hartle 21:37 RT @ghewgley: @ShellTerrell You can also do fairy tale trials. 3 pigs vs Wolf. Jack and the Beanstalk (Jack for murder), etc. #ELTchat
mcneilmahon 21:38 RT @ljp2010: #eltchat  any tips for increasing retention of what we hear?  i'm rubbish at that...> ha, ha me too! Write it down, tell it..
johnsonmaryj 21:38 @ShellTerrell Lurking. My non-professional opinion is that active listening is all about making connections. #eltchat
kalinagoenglish 21:38 RT @dinadobrou:A quick google search revealed this: http://1.usa.gov/mUtcp1 Does any1 know of more tasks like this? #ELTchat
Fuertesun 21:38 @juanalejandro26 Night #ELTChat
ShellTerrell 21:38 RT @way2sharp: #eltchat What does this mean for students without sight or cultural differences that lead to a misread of body language?
beyondtech1 21:38 @ShellTerrell Students play investigators after watching recorded crime. Yeah-done this with a setup crime scene and they love it. #ELTchat
juanalejandro26 21:38 #ELTChat bloody...!! gotta go... :( nice topic this one!!!! like reading you guys!
mscro1 21:38 Sts love crime and horror listening stories @shellterrell #ELTchat,
Shaunwilden 21:38 @mcneilmahon Not at the same time! #ELTchat
DinaDobrou 21:38 @ShellTerrell Sounds like murder mystery games and treasure hunts. #ELTchat
Marisa_C 21:38 @DinaDobrou  #ELTchat you can find simulations like these in all fields - e.g. business management training
mcneilmahon 21:38 RT @Shaunwilden: @tarabenwell Why cant you do both? #ELTchat > Can't give backchannel signals with head in notes
ShellTerrell 21:39 @johnsonmaryj Lurking always welcomed! #ELtchat
ShellTerrell 21:39 RT @johnsonmaryj: Lurking. My non-professional opinion is that active listening is all about making connections. #eltchat
beyondtech1 21:39 Set up treasure hunt with questioning all the teachers (they have defined roles). Hilarious and engaged! #eltchat
hartle 21:39 Doing a lot of listening on summer course at the moment, Simply talking to stds abt them gets their attention #eltchat
mscro1 21:39 RT @beyondtech1: @ShellTerrell Students play investigators after watching recorded crime. Yeah-done this with a setup crime scene and they love it. #ELTchat
mcneilmahon 21:39 @johnsonmaryj  #eltchat So can well-designed detailed listen Qs encourage making good connections?
tarabenwell 21:39 @Shaunwilden I think people actively listen differently. Some teachers say pens down. Used to drive me nuts as a learner. #ELTChat
ShellTerrell 21:39 @beyondtech1 Yes I did this with a friend stealing my iPod! Kids loved it & loved how they kept reviewing their notes for clues #eltchat
Shaunwilden 21:39 @mcneilmahon I would use the same text for various tasks that what i meant by both #ELTchat
mscro1 21:40 Do you often use music for active listening? Some popular songs #ELTchat
beyondtech1 21:40 @ShellTerrell Ha! I had my owl stolen and teachers got so involved they  convinced my st they could walk thru walls. #eltchat
Marisa_C 21:40 @kalinagoenglish as i said it went out of fashion becos so complicated - had to send Ss out of room etc - but now with headphones..#ELTchat
jurylady 21:40 RT @ShellTerrell: Very true! RT @esolcourses: think tone of voice & body language play an important part - esp. where there are cultural differences #ELTChat
hartle 21:40 RT @sueleather: @Marisa_C  @shaunwilden  Re RASA: Treasure is talking about empathetic listening in counselling sense, not about lang learning . #ELTCHAT
Shaunwilden 21:40 @tarabenwell Yes that's a good point #ELTchat
sueleather 21:40 @Marisa_C  @shaunwilden  Re RASA: Treasure is talking about empathetic listening in counselling sense, not about lang learning . #ELTCHAT
ShellTerrell 21:40 Yes they do! RT @mscro1: Sts love crime and horror listening stories #ELTchat,
beyondtech1 21:41 Retention for objects, lists games - memorize visual lists and think of strategies to lengthen.  #ELTchat
Fuertesun 21:41 RT @Marisa_C: Wow this chat is going blazes tonight! #ELTchat and it's only 9.35
ShellTerrell 21:41 Good point that students tend to listen more actively w material that is of their interest which is why I limit my talk time #ELTChat
kalinagoenglish 21:41 RT @tarabenwell I think people actively listen differently. Some teachers say pens down. Used2 drive me nuts as a learner. True Dat #ELTChat
hartle 21:41 #eltchat I use visualisation at times
Marisa_C 21:41 Wow this chat is going blazes tonight! #ELTchat
Shaunwilden 21:41 @sueleather Yes I know but we can also learn from other fields #ELTchat
Fuertesun 21:41 @Marisa_C Yes I remember jigsaw listening with tape recorders... #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:42 LOL RT @beyondtech1: I had my owl stolen and teachers got so involved they  convinced my st they could walk thru walls. #eltchat
Fuertesun 21:42 @Shaunwilden Phew I'm behind! #ELTchat
johnsonmaryj 21:42 @mcneilmahon I think the best-designed questions are those that students formulate & articulate. Questions=connections. #eltchat
ShellTerrell 21:42 @esolcourses That sounds fun! I'll have to try that! #eltchat
Shaunwilden 21:42 @Fuertesun Funny you said it's only 9.35 and the twetdeck put your tweet at 21.41 :-) #ELTchat
hartle 21:42 #eltchat if you do a guided visualisation students are actively listening tho it's not strictly only listening
ShellTerrell 21:42 RT @esolcourses: plays & classics can be given a modern twist, as well.  Debate Romeo & Juliet in the style of Jerry Springer :-) #eltchat
padgets 21:42 RT @ShellTerrell: Good point that students tend to listen more actively w material that is of their interest which is why I limit my talk time #ELTChat
sueleather 21:42 @Shaunwilden Absoulutely! but it's good to remind ourselves of what he's actually talking about:)  #ELTCHAT
Shaunwilden 21:43 @Marisa_C Isnt speaking the best way to practice listening? #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:43 So important! This and multimedia! Active listening involves many senses! RT @hartle: #eltchat I use visualisation at times
jurylady 21:43 RT @ShellTerrell: Good point that students tend to listen more actively w material that is of their interest which is why I limit my talk time #ELTChat
Fuertesun 21:43 @Marisa_C Integrated skills  #ELTchat
eannegrenoble 21:43 @hartle errrr guided visualisation ? (sounds interesting but I can't visualise it ;-)  #eltchat
johnsonmaryj 21:43 @ShellTerrell LOL. Thanks from an occasional lurker and all-the-time supporter of #eltchat.
ljp2010 21:43 #eltchat  Questions=connections.   And definitely true that interest aids retention.
ShellTerrell 21:43 RT @beyondtech1: Retention for objects, lists games - memorize visual lists and think of strategies to lengthen.  #ELTchat
Marisa_C 21:43 I notice that many  are describing SPEAKING activities with interactivity built in as an extra way of increasing listening time #ELTchat
esolcourses 21:43 @ShellTerrell it was! Will try and dig the lesson plan out :-) #ELTChat
hartle 21:43 RT @ShellTerrell: Good point that students tend to listen more actively w material that is of their interest which is why I limit my talk time #ELTChat
vickyloras 21:43 RT @Marisa_C: Wow this chat is going blazes tonight! #ELTchat
ghewgley 21:44 What about drawing pictures about what you think is being said - in your writer's notebook? #ELTchat
Mr_Zweifel 21:44 RT @web20education: #HangoutPad Working prototype for collaborative coding on #Googleplus Hangouts #edtech20 #socialmedia #edchat #eltchat http://twy.la/o4uqoO
mcneilmahon 21:44 RT @tarabenwell: @ShellTerrell Yes! And let's actively listen to what they are interested in so that we can keep them engaged. #ELTChat Yes!
vickyloras 21:44 RT @Shaunwilden: @Marisa_C Isnt speaking the best way to practice listening? #ELTchat
Marisa_C 21:44 @Shaunwilden indeed - i was just spelling it out - Peirazei??? :-D  #ELTchat
Fuertesun 21:44 RT @tarabenwell: @ShellTerrell Yes! And let's actively listen to what they are interested in so that we can keep them engaged. #ELTChat
tarabenwell 21:44 @ShellTerrell Yes! And let's actively listen to what they are interested in so that we can keep them engaged. #ELTChat
Fuertesun 21:44 @Shaunwilden and more active speak/listen and speak/listen #ELTchat
mcneilmahon 21:44 RT @Shaunwilden: @Marisa_C Isnt speaking the best way to practice listening? #ELTchat > If we get and give good feedback
hartle 21:44 RT @johnsonmaryj: @mcneilmahon I think the best-designed questions are those that students formulate & articulate.  #eltchat Agree
ShellTerrell 21:44 RT @mscro1: Do you often use music for active listening? Some popular songs #ELTchat
nancyrubin 21:45 RT @ShellTerrell: Has anyone played with using a backchannel to promote active listening in class? I know it helps me to tweet, etc at conferences #eltchat
ShellTerrell 21:45 Agree! RT @tarabenwell: Yes! And let's actively listen to what they are interested in so that we can keep them engaged. #ELTChat
hartle 21:45 #eltchat listening can be more effective when integrated with other skills... leading on to something
Shaunwilden 21:45 @mcneilmahon @Marisa_C So without feedback it is worthless? #ELTchat
Marisa_C 21:45 @ghewgley And "Picture Dictation" is a great activity too! similar  #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:45 Has anyone played with using a backchannel to promote active listening in class? I know it helps me to tweet, etc at conferences #eltchat
Shaunwilden 21:45 @Marisa_C I was reemphasing ;-) #ELTchat
mcneilmahon 21:45 RT @ghewgley: What about drawing pictures about what you think is being said - in your writer's notebook? #ELTchat > Love this for songs
Marisa_C 21:45 RT @ghewgley: What about drawing pictures about what you think is being said - in your writer's notebook? #ELTchat
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mscro1 21:45 great idea @esolcourses will try it too, my high school sts will love that one, will have to mind the lang, BTW hahaha #ELTchat + lot of act
Marisa_C 21:46 @DinaDobrou @Fuertesun I'd say Yes - without integration and variety can be VERY tiring cos VERY intenisve brain activity #ELTchat
kalinagoenglish 21:46 RT @marisa_c: @ghewgley And "Picture Dictation" is a great activity too! similar  #ELTchat Like!
Shaunwilden 21:46 @kalinagoenglish Yes but thats natural isnt it? #ELTchat
enetzhammer 21:46 RT @ShellTerrell: Has anyone played with using a backchannel to promote active listening in class? I know it helps me to tweet, etc at conferences #eltchat
esolcourses 21:46 @Marisa_C yes, agree.  I think speaking and listening go hand in hand though in many ways. Complementary skills  #ELTchat
beyondtech1 21:46 @ghewgley - Great idea extends visual memory- drawing pictures about what you think is being said in writer's notebook?
hartle 21:46 RT @eannegrenoble: @hartle errrr guided visualisation ? (sounds interesting but I can't visualise it ;-)  #eltchat ha ha
ShellTerrell 21:46 Agree! RT @hartle: #eltchat listening can be more effective when integrated with other skills... leading on to something
mrszkhan 21:46 @mscro1 I've used slow songs w/ gap fill (somewhere over the rainbow etc)-helps ss get rhythm of speaking + merging sounds I think #eltchat
alezavrill 21:46 Active listening always involves all the senses cause when u talk 2 someone in real life u're alwys guided by body lg & eye-contact #ELTchat
DinaDobrou 21:46 RT @Marisa_C: @ghewgley And "Picture Dictation" is a great activity too! similar  #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:46 RT @Fuertesun: @Marisa_C Yes I remember jigsaw listening with tape recorders... #ELTchat
mcneilmahon 21:47 #ELTCHAT Should we let students talk during listening exercises? Would it encourage more active listening?
mscro1 21:47 RT @ShellTerrell: Yes! RT @esolcourses: I think speaking and listening go hand in hand though in many ways. Complementary skills  #ELTchat
Janshs 21:47 @Marisa_C @ghewgley how much use made of learning journals? #ELTchat I use a lot in Maths class: Ss use 4 key ideas, use pics, colours etc
hartle 21:47 RT @ShellTerrell: Yes! RT @esolcourses: I think speaking and listening go hand in hand though in many ways. Complementary skills  #ELTchat
tarabenwell 21:47 @Marisa_C @ghewgley Great idea. Some people are more inclined to draw than note take. Challenge them 2 make infographics. #ELTChat
mcneilmahon 21:47 @esolcourses  #ELTchat Which is why I always want to talk during others' conference sessions :)
ShellTerrell 21:47 Yes! RT @esolcourses: I think speaking and listening go hand in hand though in many ways. Complementary skills  #ELTchat
AtefAbdoo 21:47 RT @ShellTerrell: RT @Raquel_EFL:  Research has shown that we take in 7% by words, 38% by tone of voice and 55% from body language. #ELTchat
alezavrill 21:47 It's also essential 2 activate sts' schemata, u never listen 2 someone or sth w/out having the slightest idea about the topic #ELTchat
Shaunwilden 21:48 @ljp2010 or even tuning in to a conversation in the overhearing sense  #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:48 @mcneilmahon @esolcourses Me too! It's a natural inclination for me to want to look at person next to me & discuss #Eltchat
esolcourses 21:48 @mscro1 yes, depends on the age group, I suppose. You could put them into teams, and deduct points for bad language :-) #ELTchat
RossMannell 21:48 RT @ShellTerrell: Yes! RT @esolcourses: I think speaking and listening go hand in hand though in many ways. Complementary skills  #ELTchat
hartle 21:48 RT @mcneilmahon: #ELTCHAT Should we let students talk during listening exercises? Yes,  I think.. depends how you structure it
Fuertesun 21:48 @mcneilmahon depeds on the listening activity #ELTCHAT
eannegrenoble 21:48 @hartle - it was a serious question ... maybe depends too much on the test type you're listening to (thinking about) #eltchat
Shaunwilden 21:48 @mcneilmahon Have you tried it? #ELTchat
ljp2010 21:48 never listen 2 someone or sth w/out having the slightest idea about the topic - what about if you're channel surfing?  #eltchat
kalinagoenglish 21:48 @shaunwilden yup #eLTchat
ShellTerrell 21:48 Great idea! RT @tarabenwell: Some people are more inclined to draw than note take. Challenge them 2 make infographics. #ELTChat
vickyloras 21:48 RT @tarabenwell: @ShellTerrell Yes! And let's actively listen to what they are interested in so that we can keep them engaged. #ELTChat
mcneilmahon 21:49 RT @Shaunwilden: @mcneilmahon Have you tried it? #ELTchat > Not intentionally, but those teens do it anyway, maybe shouldn't shush them
ShellTerrell 21:49 I think maybe small doses of listening mixed with chatting then listening then chatting? #ELTChat
mrszkhan 21:49 @Marisa_C @ghewgley Also 'Grammar Dictation' -discuss topic,read out short passage,ss take notes then reconstruct in groups #eltchat
esolcourses 21:49 @ShellTerrell @mcneilmahon same here :-) #ELTChat
ljp2010 21:49 @mcneilmahon  speaking during a listening?  revolutionary!  gonna try it tomorrow :-)  #eltchat
ShellTerrell 21:49 Gr8 question! RT @mcneilmahon: #ELTCHAT Should we let students talk during listening exercises? Would it encourage more active listening?
vickyloras 21:49 RT @Marisa_C: @ghewgley And "Picture Dictation" is a great activity too! similar  #ELTchat
Marisa_C 21:49 @mcneilmahon depends on what you are asking ss to do - if using taped material i'd say yet - taped stuff unnatural with f-2-f  #ELTCHAT
ShellTerrell 21:49 RT @Janshs: @Marisa_C @ghewgley how much use made of learning journals? #ELTchat I use a lot in Maths class: Ss use 4 key ideas, use pics, colours etc
vickyloras 21:49 @ghewgley That´s a great idea Gary - that way they can visualise as well and apply what they learn right away #ELTchat
ghewgley 21:50 @Janshs Journal writing - with predicting and reflecting helps so much. #ELTchat
corriekelly 21:50 RT @ShellTerrell: I think it's natural that when something moves us or stirs a reaction we want to talk about it or react vocally #ELTChat
mcneilmahon 21:50 RT @ljp2010: @mcneilmahon  speaking during a listening?  revolutionary!  gonna try it tomorrow :-)  #eltchat Looking forward to the blogpost
esolcourses 21:50 RT @mcneilmahon: #ELTCHAT Should we let students talk during listening exercises? Would it encourage more active listening?
Brendano 21:50 RT @ShellTerrell: I've had to teach my students notetaking skills #ELTchat
beyondtech1 21:50 RT @mcneilmahon Should we let students talk during listening exercises? encourage active listening? - does it deepen knowledge? - #ELTCHAT
Marisa_C 21:50 @mrszkhan ..oops or 'dictocomp' #eltchat
mscro1 21:50 @esolcourses #ELTchat that jerry springer listening/speaking debate has to be well prepraed in my classes
ShellTerrell 21:50 I think it's natural that when something moves us or stirs a reaction we want to talk about it or react vocally #ELTChat
Shaunwilden 21:50 @mcneilmahon Sounds like an action research project waiting to happe n :-) #ELTchat
kalinagoenglish 21:50 RT @tarabenwell: @Marisa_C @ghewgley Gr8 idea. Some people more inclined to draw than note take. Challenge them 2make infographics. #ELTChat
ErenNesrin 21:50 so true!“@alezavrill: activate sts' schemata, u never listen 2 someone or sth w/out having the slightest idea about the topic #ELTchatâ€
Marisa_C 21:50 @mrszkhan yes great idea - also known as 'dictogloss' or  #eltchat
hartle 21:50 RT @eannegrenoble: @hartle - it was a serious question  #eltchat I sometimes use music and take stds thru simp… (cont) http://deck.ly/~yDlTy
mcneilmahon 21:51 @beyondtech1  #ELTCHAT Depends who says what to who about what I guess..difficult to check while listening (or ever?)
ShellTerrell 21:51 Gr8 pt! RT @alezavrill: we should try 2 make as natural as poss. U never listen 2 song 2 analyse vocab, u comment on its message #ELTchat
corriekelly 21:51 @ShellTerrell #ELTchat I think Voicethread would be a great tool for learning responses (in lieu of written) for that very reason.
mcneilmahon 21:51 RT @ShellTerrell: I think it's natural that when something moves us or stirs a reaction we want to talk about it or react vocally #ELTChat
mcneilmahon 21:51 RT @Shaunwilden: @mcneilmahon Sounds like an action research project waiting to happe n :-) #ELTchat > indeedy
tarabenwell 21:51 For games, Hot Seat is fun. Person in the chair has to listen and filter noise from other team. #ELTChat
Marisa_C 21:52 @Barrytomalin was this #ELTchat or a coincidence?
Brendano 21:52 DNA=DoNotAssume your students have notetaking skills #ELTchat (via @ShellTerrell)
mcneilmahon 21:52 RT @alezavrill:  U never listen 2 song 2 analyse vocab, u comment on its message #ELTchat > Or just sing along badly using wrong words :)
beyondtech1 21:52 RT @tarabenwell  Hot Seat is fun. Person in the chair has to listen and filter noise from other team. Forgot about that one. #eltchat
eannegrenoble 21:52 @hartle Thx - It seems that there are lots of blog-posts-in-waiting  throughout the whole   #eltchat tonight
hartle 21:52 #eltchat here's a version of Rincolucri/Morgan's unicorn dictation tht I did with a celta course (techologically) http://bit.ly/no9v1u
Marisa_C 21:52 RT @Barrytomalin: The Art Of Listening And Leadership http://bit.ly/qoM16x  #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:52 RT @siobhanos: Have used Twitter in a final year Biochemistry class & it worked very well. Works well with more senior classes #eltchat
Janshs 21:52 @ShellTerrell @mcneilmahon bit like a backchannel? #ELTchat Ss come & write on board their thoughts whilst listening then discuss after
ShellTerrell 21:52 RT @corriekelly: #ELTchat I think Voicethread would be a great tool for learning responses (in lieu of written) for that very reason.
DinaDobrou 21:52 RT @ShellTerrell: I think maybe small doses of listening mixed with chatting then listening then chatting? #ELTChat
Janshs 21:53 agree RT @ghewgley ournal writing - with predicting and reflecting helps so much. #ELTchat
vickyloras 21:53 @ShellTerrell That´s prob the best Shell, then the focus isn´t lost #ELTchat
mscro1 21:53 RT @Marisa_C: RT @Barrytomalin: The Art Of Listening And Leadership http://bit.ly/qoM16x  #ELTchat
FlyontheCWall 21:53 RT @ShellTerrell: RT @corriekelly: #ELTchat I think Voicethread would be a great tool for learning responses (in lieu of written) for that very reason.
hartle 21:53 RT @ShellTerrell: RT @Janshs: bit like a backchannel? #ELTchat Ss come & write on board their thoughts whilst listening then discuss after
ShellTerrell 21:53 RT @DinaDobrou: RT @tarabenwell: For games, Hot Seat is fun. Person in the chair has to listen and filter noise from other team. #ELTChat > Luv hot seats!
mcneilmahon 21:53 RT @Janshs: bit like a backchannel? #ELTchat Ss come & write on board their thoughts whilst listening then discuss after > like this idea
DinaDobrou 21:53 RT @tarabenwell: For games, Hot Seat is fun. Person in the chair has to listen and filter noise from other team. #ELTChat > Luv hot seats!
vickyloras 21:53 RT @ShellTerrell: I think maybe small doses of listening mixed with chatting then listening then chatting? #ELTChat
ShellTerrell 21:53 RT @Janshs: bit like a backchannel? #ELTchat Ss come & write on board their thoughts whilst listening then discuss after
kalinagoenglish 21:53 RT @barrytomalin: The Art Of Listening And Leadership http://t.co/1g5VUhd #eltchat
katekidney 21:53 #ELTchat Since there is always one taperecorder in a class, I don't let them talk while listening...do you do listenings in  lang. labs?
Shaunwilden 21:54 @hartle #ELTchat I was just thinking about mario - he did a translation exercise in a worskhop once to show li… (cont) http://deck.ly/~CihWc
Marisa_C 21:54 @mrszkhan wanjaryb or sth like that -have the book   #eltchat #eltchat
hartle 21:54 RT @tarabenwell: For games, Hot Seat is fun. Person in the chair has to listen and filter noise from other team. #ELTChat >  fun! :-)
ShellTerrell 21:54 RT @Janshs: agree RT @ghewgley ournal writing - with predicting and reflecting helps so much. #ELTchat
mrszkhan 21:54 @Marisa_C There's a great book w/ passages for diff levels.Can't remember author,but title Grammar Dictation.Good 4 making own ex. #eltchat
Fuertesun 21:55 @ShellTerrell  Course book listening activities where Ss have to answer T/F type stuff #ELTChat
Janshs 21:55 @mcneilmahon @ShellTerrell I sometimes use in Maths too - lots of crossover it seems #ELTchat
DinaDobrou 21:55 @Fuertesun True, that.Labels tend to do that...It's up to Ts to make all skills productive & turn mundane tasks to meaningful ones. #ELTchat
alezavrill 21:55 @ShellTerrell #ELTchat of course we need 2 somehow focus on the lg cause that's what we teach but we can as… (cont) http://deck.ly/~rAQU7
ShellTerrell 21:55 I think the aim in the majority of classes should be active listening so then why do we usually see more passive listening? #ELTChat
ShellTerrell 21:56 RT @Marisa_C: @mrszkhan  #eltchat here it is http://bit.ly/oggDPc by wajnryb a book on dictogloss #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:56 Another great point is that our students have to get used to listening actively to speakers with various accents & English dialects #ELTChat
hartle 21:56 RT @Shaunwilden: @hartle #ELTchat I was just thinking about mario - yes, he had so many innovative ideas :-)
katekidney 21:56 @ShellTerrell  :o))) #ELTChat
Marisa_C 21:56 @mrszkhan  #eltchat here it is http://bit.ly/oggDPc by wajnryb a book on dictogloss #ELTchat
AtefAbdoo 21:56 RT @DinaDobrou: RT @tarabenwell: For games, Hot Seat is fun. Person in the chair has to listen and filter noise from other team. #ELTChat > Luv hot seats!
tarabenwell 21:57 @mcneilmahon @alezavrill The sing along badly reminds me of @harrisonmike's Indecipherable Lyrics lesson: http://t.co/0wvoowU #ELTChat
iitch_inc 21:57 RT @ShellTerrell: Great idea! RT @tarabenwell: Some people are more inclined to draw than note take. Challenge them 2 make infographics. #ELTChat
ShellTerrell 21:57 RT @drjaxon: with freshmen & grad students. Works great to have twitter feed scrolling on the screen. http://yfrog.com/gz4wrulj #eltchat
eannegrenoble 21:57 RT @Marisa_C: @mrszkhan  #eltchat here it is http://bit.ly/oggDPc by wajnryb a book on dictogloss #ELTchat ah Alan Maley thx ;-)
Marisa_C 21:57 @ShellTerrell good point  #ELTChat
ghewgley 21:57 The ipad app TagPad lines up responses to questions. Great for remembering what someone said in response to specific question. #ELTchat
ljp2010 21:58 #eltchat  "habit? fear of unknown? 'control'" i guess we expect people to hear what we want them to
ErenNesrin 21:58 #ELTChat I think we need 2create a need -i.e. Llisten to the story to c whether their guesses were correct #ELTChat
vickyloras 21:58 RT @ShellTerrell: Another great point is that our students have to get used to listening actively to speakers with various accents & English dialects #ELTChat
Marisa_C 21:58 tI think it's also quite important to mention how much good listening affects good speaking skills - backed up by all research #ELTchat
esolcourses 21:58 RT @ShellTerrell: Another great point is that our students have to get used to listening actively to speakers with various accents & English dialects #ELTChat
Janshs 21:58 good Q: RT @ShellTerrell ......why do we usually see more passive listening? #ELTChat >> habit? fear of unknown? 'control'
ghewgley 21:58 TagPad records audio and matches it up to your written question. #ELTchat
mscro1 21:58 @ShellTerrell in Cro Ss have  a lot to say on topics but having problems expressing in English, so still have to ecourage a lot #ELtchat
perez_suzan 21:58 RT @ShellTerrell: Tips for Engaging Parents this School Year http://bit.ly/pcpHgI #edchat #eltchat #education
ljp2010 21:59 #eltchat  looking forward to a listening revolution.  thanks all.  bye!
Marisa_C 21:59 Before we close this great #ELTchat and while you are all here - can we ask for a volunteer for the summary?
AtefAbdoo 21:59 @ShellTerrell How can I do this in the classroom? #eltchat
mscro1 21:59 RT @shellterrell SS have to get used to listening actively to speakers with various accents & English dialects #ELTChat > always do this
Fuertesun 21:59 @mcneilmahon have fun #eltchat
Shaunwilden 21:59 RT @Marisa_C: tI think it's also quite important to mention how much good listening affects good speaking skills - backed up by all research #ELTchat
kalinagoenglish 21:59 Am a big fan of T/ F and N (not mentioned) questions as T/ F often too easy #eltchat
ShellTerrell 21:59 RT @katekidney: #ELTchat Looking forward to seeing the summary, many thanks for so much inspiration!Good night to you all! Kate
mrszkhan 21:59 @Marisa_C That's the one! :-) #eltchat
mcneilmahon 21:59 Gotta go, teaching at 6, don't think much listening tho' :(. Thanks mods an all for good  #eltchat
katekidney 21:59 #ELTchat Looking forward to seeing the summary, many thanks for so much inspiration!Good night to you all! Kate
ShellTerrell 21:59 RT @ghewgley: TagPad records audio and matches it up to your written question. #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:59 RT @Marisa_C: tI think it's also quite important to mention how much good listening affects good speaking skills - backed up by all research #ELTchat
ShellTerrell 21:59 RT @ErenNesrin: #ELTChat I think we need 2create a need -i.e. Llisten to the story to c whether their guesses were correct #ELTChat
ShellTerrell 22:00 Thanks everyone for another great #ELTChat & @Marisa_C @Shaunwilden for actively listening to participants & engaging them!

 

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