Teaching listening techniques Score Advantage(s) Disadvantage(s)

Teacher plays a tape, without 4 None No preparation for listening; no purpose stated
introducing the topic or
anything else

Teacher tell learners their 2 They have a clear purpose in listening I don't see any downsides to this technique.
purpose in listening

The teacher announces the 3 It allows students not only to develop their It is generating a blur in students, because the
topic of the passage then listening skills and techniques, but also to main idea is to teach and strengthen listening
asks class to brainstorm develop their thinking and vocabulary, by skills, but that focus is lost by asking them to talk
vocabulary they expect to having to exchange ideas with their peers. about what they expect to hear in a passage that
hear in the passage they have not heard. It would be different if after
listening to it, the teacher asked them to discuss
the ideas heard.

Teacher asks learners to 4 None, because predicting questions that may Students are being blurred from what is really
predict questions that might be asked in conversation does not help to important, which is developing listening skills.
be asked in a taped develop listening skills.
conversation

Teacher plays the taped 3 Very few advantages, because students are There is a lack of preparation, which makes it
passage once, without asked to hear a few main ideas, but are not difficult for students to grasp the main ideas due to
preparation, asking the prepared for it. little work in the development of listening
learners to listen for the main techniques.
ideas

Learners have done one 1 It has many advantages, such as, for example, I don't see any downsides to this technique.
listening task to get the main they develop their listening techniques, they
idea of a text. For the second improve the understanding of what they are
time they listen, the teacher hearing, they can get main ideas, which allows
gives a task to listen for more them to achieve a better understanding of what
detailed information they can hear.

Teacher asks learners to 1 It allows them to develop, not only listening Summarizing what they heard is an excellent
listen to the tape and then techniques, increasing their hearing capacity, strategy to strengthen listening skills, but there
summarise the content in but it helps them develop the ability to translate may be students who do not have the facility to
their own language what they hear into their first language. synthesize ideas.

Teacher ask learners to draw 1 This technique has great advantages because Although it is an excellent technique, there could
something (e.g. a picture or it activates the student's ability to listen much be the disadvantage that some students do not
map) while listening more, because he must be attentive to the know or have difficulty drawing.
details that the teacher tells him to do in the
drawing.

Teacher plays each sentence 1 It allows them to develop, not only listening I don't see any downsides to this technique.
of a taped dialogue and ask techniques, increasing their hearing capacity,
learners to translate the but it helps them develop the ability to translate
sentence onto their L.1 what they hear into their first language.

Teacher dictates a passage 1 In addition to having the opportunity to develop This technique allows them to develop their
to learners, leaving gaps listening skills, here students can practice their listening strategy, listening to each sentence,
between phrases; learners written language, which helps them strengthen although some students may have problems with
write down exactly what they that second language. spelling when writing it.
hear.

Teacher plays a short 1 It allows students to begin to develop, not only Talking about what they have heard strengthens,
passage, then orally asks listening techniques, but also their ability to not only their listening strategies, but also their
learners basic understand that second language, helping linguistic production, however, some students may
comprehension questions them learn it more easily. be scared when speaking in a second language for
fear of making mistakes.

Teacher plays the same 1 Here the working memory is being I don't see any downsides to this technique.
passage a few times, each strengthened, because each time they must
time asking learners to do a develop and store information, to be able to
new listening activity and develop different activities with the same
listen for a different purpose phrase heard, strengthening their capacity for
analysis.

Teacher gives the class the 1 In this exercise, students not only strengthen It could be presented that some students have
text to read as they listen to and develop listening skills, but they can developed their listening skills, but not reading,
the tape improve their reading and writing skills, by which has the consequence that they get lost along
being able to read the words they are hearing. the way and do not succeed in doing the exercise.