Sunday 20 September 2020

Teaching and Learning Second Language Listening.Metacognition in Action. Metacognitive Approach to Listening

Amani  from Egypt shares this video and talks about her trip 
 Metacognitive Listening Strategies. 
1-Pre-listening predict the correct sequence or the correct answer to questions. 
Where did Amani go last summer (place)? with whom (person)?what did she study?where?how? what did she see?






 1-Pre-listening predict the correct sequence or the correct answer to questions. 
Where did Amani go last summer (place)? with whom (person)?what did she study?where?how? what did she see?

 2- First listen Verify your initial predictions.
 Compare your answers with a partner. Modify as required. Establish what still needs resolution and decide on what will require special attention. 

3- Second listen Verify points of earlier disagreement, and make any required correction.
 
4- Third listen (final verification stage) 
Listening to specific information which you were not able to decipher earlier. 

5- Reflection and goal-setting stage
Individual or class discussion of strategies used to determine the correct sequence of answers and reflection on goals for the next listening activity. 



Now watch the video and verify your predictions and folow the steps of listening strategies

6- Extension Activity.Listening diary: Students write an entry in their listening diary to describe their experiences and lesson learned about listening. Predicting and working with other.
Source Mastering Arabic unit 14 (YOU TUBE).  Google Images  under ccby listence 
Teaching and Learning Second Language Listening. Metacognition in Action (ISBN 978-0-415-88372-6)

Sunday 26 July 2020

Learn Arabic: Countries and their Capitals - unit 9 3rd ed

https://youtu.be/80X1a7dALto
Your Task -After watching
-The speaker in this video mentioned the word map of Middle East. Do you know what is it ?
-The speaker said all country and capital are feminine. what do you think? is it  هي or هو
-Most of the Foreign Country end with ALIF, which countries the speaker mentioned?
what about India?
- Try to reflect on today lesson .For example:
what did you learn from today lesson; vocabulary, phrases or  grammar.
Most important how would you use these outcome in real life.

Task 2
Click on this link https://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/arabic and pick up ONE subject and learn ONE culture about ONE country of you choice.
Come back and share your experience in comment section if you wish.



Tuesday 16 June 2020