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ENGLISH 100

Listening and Viewing Skills


Language Skills

Listening - is receiving through language. A neurological cognitive


regarding the processing of auditory stimuli. It involves identifying the
sounds of speech and processing them into words and sentences.

Hearing – is a biological process that can be scientifically explained.

The 3 Basic Listening Models and How to Effectively Use Them

1. Competitive or Combative Listening


2. Passive, Attentive Listening
3. Active, Reflective Listening
The 3 Basic Skills of Listening
1. It is All Attitude
2. At Attention
3. At Ease

Barriers to Listening
1. Boredom
2. Internal Issues
3. Knowing It All
4. Being Preoccupied
5. Environmental Distractions
6. Perception
7. Red Flag Words
8. Language Barriers
9. Attention Span Issues
Addressing to Barriers

1. Keep an Open Attitude


2. Approach Speaker with Respect
3. Eliminate Environmental Distractions
4. Be patient

II. Habits of Listening

Poor Listening Habits

1. Will find the conversation boring


2. Does not pay attention
3. Will overreact to something they disagree
4. Will find fault with the speaker
5. Will try to zone in or just the facts that the speaker may make
them
6. Listening with a close mind
7. Will engage in doodling
8. Pays no regard to body language
9. Will interrupt the speaker to make his/her own point
10. Will multi-task
11. Will be subjective
Good Listening Habits

1. Will not allow the subject matter to keep them from paying
attention to the key points
2. Will not fake paying attention or engage in daydreaming
3. Will remain calm and wait for an appropriate time to disagree
4. Does not evaluate the speaker on the way they look
5. Will look more at the bigger picture and listens to everything
6. Approaches speaker with an open mind and attitude
7. Will miniize or remove distraction
8. Will be open, relaxed and inviting
9. Will wait for an appropriate time to bring up his/her own
points or ask questions
10. Will demonstrate when engaged
11. Handles emotion appropriately
Characteristics that Demonstrate Effective Listening

1. Concentration
2. Eye Contact
3. Body Language
4. Avoiding Interruption
5. Asks Questions

Common Examples of Body Language

1. Walking tall and briskly


2. Standing with both hands in the hips
3. Sitting with the legs crossed and kicking one leg back and forth
4. Sitting down with the legs apart
5. Arms crossed over chest
6. Walking slumped over with hands in the pocket
7. Having a hand on the cheek
8. Touching or rubbing the nose
9. Rubbing the eye
10. Clasping the hands behind the back
11. Locking the ankles together while sitting down
12. Resting head in hands and looking down
13. Hand-rubbing
14. Sitting with legs crossed and the hands clasped behind the
person’s head.
15. Open hands or palms
16. Tapping the fingers on the table
17. Playing with the hair
18. Tilting the head
19. Using the hand to stroke the chin
20. Looking down and turning the face away
21. Biting the skin around nails
22. Pulling the ear

Reasons to Take Notes


1. Taking good notes will help you make more sense out of what
you are listening.
2. It will be helpful later as needed.
3. You may need to remember some unique information.
4. Organized notes will help you remember facts and points.

Note-taking Skills
1.Be prepared
2. Listen –up
3. Develop a style
4. Find facts
5. Summarize
6. Clarify
7. Revise
8. Organize

Activities to Improve Listening Skills

1. Taking notes
2. Acknowledging the speaker
3. Ask Questions
4. The eyes have it
5. Focus on body language
6. Avoiding interruptions
Viewing Comprehension Strategies

Watching Videos

Videos are meant to be consumed in short time. They are often


in manic or sprints.

Viewing Comprehension Strategies


A. Before Viewing
1. Set a Viewing Purpose
2. Predict
3. Preview
4. Identify media connection
5. Make TRUE/FALSE statements about general video topic
6. Begin KWL CHART
7. Roughly Summarize
8. Concept Map

B. During Viewing
1. Stop
2. Rewind
3. Rewatch
4. Form relevant questions
5. Clarify
6. Make Inferences
7. Adjust viewing speed
C. After Viewing
1. Retell what happened.
2. Summarize main idea and supporting details.
3. Recall own thinking and or emotion during video.
4. Analyze idea organization.

D. Extended
1. Compare and contrast video with similar video content.
2. Critique video.
3. Roughly determine history of topic
4. RAFT thinking and extension (Role,Audience,Format,Topic)
Tips on Film Viewing

A. How to Watch a Film


1. Choose an appropriate film to view.
2. Have a second viewing.
3. Know the basics.
4. Consider the film’s official rating.
5. Classify film’s genre.
6. Write a one-liner summary.
7. Classify the type of film.
8. Briefly evaluate production values.
9. Use freeze-frames.
10. Listen carefully to the soundtrack.
11. Watch Film Extras.
12. Maintain Objectivity.
13. Look up awards and honors.
B. How to watch Movies Intelligently and Critically
1. Learn about the film’s production.
2. Understand marketing.
3. Know the original screening.
4. Determine choice of film stock.
5. Research budget and box-office.
6. Discover film’s context.
7. Distinguish characters and acting performances.
8. Disclose stereo-typing.
9. Reveal Directing.
10. Read about reviews.
11. Understand film’s influence.
12. Study narrative origin and script.
13. Perceive cinematography and visual cues.
14. Learn whether it’s fact or fiction.
15. Examine plot, structure or story.
16. Identify locations or settings.
17. Notice film conventions or clichés.
18. Study running time and timeline
19. Ascertain special effects.
20. Recognize theme.
21. Detect editing.
22. Listen audio clues.
23. Observe costuming.
24. Identify dialogue.
Film Analysis

Characteristics
1. Offers a short summary of the movie
2. Specifies the peculiarities and describes the characters
3. Compares the movie to the original text
4. Evaluates the movie according to certain standards
5. Provides the writer’s impression about the movie and the
characters
6. It is objective
Film Analysis Outline

I. Introduction
- includes the title, director, date of release
- presents the main theme or idea in the movie with your
thesis statement outlining what your focus is

II. Summary
- presents the primary concepts in the movie including the
five W’s and How
- anything you wish to discuss
- relates to the point of view, style, and structure
III. Analysis
- the body of the essay and includes your critical analysis
- why you did or did not like it
- discuss whether the director and writer of the movie
achieve the goal they set up to achieve

IV. Conclusion
- state your thesis again and provide a summary of the
primary concepts in a new and more convincing
manner
- include a call of action that will invite the reader to
watch the movie or avoid it entirely

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