LISTENING How does the brain listen to a word?How does the brain listen to a word? Part 2 How does the brain listen to a word? Part How does the brain listen to a word? Part 1 Fernando Rubio (Ph.D.) University of Huelva Spain

The importance of listening We cannot develop speaking skills unless we also develop listening skills. It’s present in every act of communication. Listening provides acquiring structures and vocabulary.

Listening in real life “Casual” listening: To listen with no particular purpose in mind (radio, chatting). “Focussed” listening: To listen for a particular purpose, to find out information we need to know. We know beforehand what we are listening for.

Other aspects of Real-life listening Purpose and expectation. Response. Visibility of the speaker. Environmental clues. Shortness. Informal speech (redundancy, noise, colloquial language, auditory character).

Helping students to listen Introduce the topic before getting the class to listen. Ask questions about it. Introduce new vocabulary. Divide the listening into stages: First, main idea; then, details. Let the students open their books to read while they listen.