Did you know, Listening comprehension is sometimes called the “Cinderella skill” (Jalongo, 2010; Vandergrift, 1997) because it tends to be neglected in ELT. Unfortunately, listening skill is not generally given much attention in language learning programs and curriculum when it provides exposure to the language, and students receive a lot of input not only on grammar and vocabulary but also on paralinguistic clues and suprasegmental features of language… making many language learners confused when processing.
Listening is an essential criterion for assessing the candidate’s ability to use language. Especially for those preparing for standardized tests, listening for main ideas is a joint exercise in TOEFL, IELTS, and TOEIC tests and grasping the main topic or content of the document. Therefore, Listening for Gist is necessary to help learners learn the main information and have a general understanding of the topic without focusing too much on detailed information.
To help UEHer have the opportunity to improve on these special skills and prepare for international exams, UEH English Zone and the School of Foreign Languages brought a workshop with the topic “LISTENING FOR GIST” in the series of periodic activities Language Workshop, with our amazing speaker Dr. Gülnigar Baham, Kansai Foreign Languages University, Japan.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/Q4ba4GV9pdz1u9hn9
Format:
– Online via Microsoft Teams
– Livestream on UEH English Zone fanpage
Time: 09:30 AM – 11:00 PM Friday, July 29, 2022
So what are you waiting for? Grab this opportunity to improve your English! The program is only for the first 100 people to register!
Speaker Bio
Gulnigar Baham is a professor of English studies in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences at Humber College. Her research areas include language learning and technology, language teacher education, and plurilingual learner identities. Currently, she is serving as the department liaison of the Super Intensive English Studies Program offered by Humber College at Kansai Foreign Languages University. There, she facilitates interactive classrooms to help her students prepare for international education through English for Academic Purposes, TOEFL prep, and cultural studies programming. For the past seven years, her passion for cultivating English learner language identities has taken her around the world while teaching students from diverse backgrounds, mentoring pre-service teachers, and serving on the judge panels of international language competitions.
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