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continued Activity types
Purposes Materials
activity and problem-solving
10. Listen and classify
This activity is also usually based on pictures. The
children listen carefully to descriptions, for example,
different animals, which they then have to sort into
different sets. This should be accompanied by some
kind fo key visual, e.g. a table, matrix, Wenn
diagram etc. Listening to improve
concentration span and to consolidate
new vocabulary and structure
Listening to physically settle
pupils Listening to
encourage mental activity and
problem-solving Pictures
Worksheets using written words on the
appropriate blackboard which
pupils copy into the appropriate column
of a chart while listening
Key visual, e.g. a tickchart, Venn
diagram, matrix or grid
In the teaching listening to the children, the teacher needs to consider the teaching method because it is one of the most important things. The teaching
method can help the teacher in delivering the materials effectively. Harmer 2001 states some teaching method as described below:
a
Audio-lingualism: drilling is used in the audio-lingual method. It is used
to engender good habits in language learners. The students were constantly learning and protected from the possibility of making mistakes by the
design of the drill. b
PPP: PPP stands for Presentation, Practice, and Production. In this
procedure the teacher introduces a situation which contextualises the language to be taught. The teacher and students work together in the
practice step. Then, students will work individually in the production step.
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c
The Communicative Approach: this approach focuses on the
significance of language functions rather than focusing solely on grammar and vocabulary. That is why the students should have a purpose for
communicating. Besides, it trains students to use these language forms appropriately in a variety of contexts and for a variety of purposes.
d
Task-based Learning: in task-based learning, the task is the focus of the
lesson, not the structure. Students are presented with a task they have to perform or a problem they have to solve. The teachers will discuss about
the language that is used, making correction and adjustment which the students’ performance of the task has shown to be desirable after the task
complete. e
Communicative Language Learning: in the Community Language
Learning CLL, students sit in a circle and the teacher stands outside the circle. They decide what they want to talk about. The teacher provides or
corrects target language statements if the students make a mistake or say something in their mother tongue of first language. The teacher can then
give them the specific English words for them to use and continue their discussion.
f
The Silent Way:
the teacher says
as little as possible rather than joining conversation with the students. It is because they believe that learning is
the best accommodated if the students will find and create language rather than just remembering and repeating what has been taught. The students
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