Category: listening

The Grammar-Listening Connection

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The Grammar-Listening Connection

Listening proficiency is essential for second language success, but in the classroom, it has taken a back seat to the teaching of reading, writing, and grammar.

Stacy Hagen, co-author of the Azar-Hagen grammar series, discusses why
listening and grammar are a natural fit, why listening instruction needs to focus more on helping students decode speech, and how by doing this in the grammar classroom, we can provide a much richer linguistic environment for our students. Continue reading →

7 Things You Need to Teach Your Students About Note-Taking

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7 Things You Need to Teach Your Students About Note-Taking

Learning to take notes in a second language is notoriously difficult. There are, however, many effective strategies that students need to learn. Are you teaching these?

1. Use Introductions and Conclusions
Professors outline their lectures or give a general idea of the topic. Knowing this helps students predict the content of the lecture and begin to organize their notes before the lecture even starts. …

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