New Ways of Teaching Listening

Listening is one of the four skills students must acquire in learning English as Second Language. Log time ago, this skill is viewed as a passive skill, but now, it isn't since many researchers has made a lot of studies toward this skill. Those studies appear to create a new way of teaching listening. Among others are:

Interpersonal Activities

One effective and nonthreatening way for students to develop stronger listening skills is through interpersonal activities, such as mock interviews and storytelling. Assign the students to small groups of two or three, and then give them a particular listening activity to accomplish. For example, you may have one student interview another for a job with a company or for an article in a newspaper. Even a storytelling activity, such as one that answers the question "What was your favorite movie from last year?" can give students the opportunity to ask one another questions and then to practice active listening skills.