Teaching listening skills is one of the most difficult tasks for any ESL teacher. This is because successful listening skills are acquired over time and with lots of practice. It's frustrating for students because there are no rules as in grammar teaching. Speaking and writing also have very specific exercises that can lead to improved skills. This is not to say that there are not ways of improving listening skills, however they are difficult to quantify.
每個外語老師都會覺得聽力是難教的課程之一。這是因為，好聽力不是一日練就的，它需要大量的實踐練習(xí)。不像語法教學(xué)有規(guī)律可循，說與寫作也有相應(yīng)的練習(xí)供學(xué)生提高，而聽力卻不然，這令學(xué)生們感到很頭疼。并不是說就沒有好的途徑去提高聽力，只是難以對其進(jìn)行量化而已。
One of the largest inhibitors for students is often mental block. While listening, a student suddenly decides that he or she doesn't understand what is being said. At this point, many students just tune out or get caught up in an internal dialogue trying translate a specific word. Some students convince themselves that they are not able to understand spoken English well and create problems for themselves.
對學(xué)生們來說，練習(xí)聽力時遇到的大的障礙之一就是他們經(jīng)常精神溜號。聽著聽著，有的學(xué)生突然發(fā)覺自己聽不懂了。出現(xiàn)這種情況，許多學(xué)生是因為走神了，或者正在腦子想著某個詞的意思。有些學(xué)生太不自信，認(rèn)為自己沒有聽力天賦，聽不懂英語口語。這也給他們自己造成了很多麻煩。
They key to helping students improve their listening skills is to convince them that not understanding is OK. This is more of an attitude adjustment than anything else, and it is easier for some students to accept than others. Another important point that I try to teach my students (with differing amounts of success) is that they need to listen to English as often as possible, but for short periods of time.
幫助學(xué)生們提高聽力的關(guān)鍵是要讓他們相信，聽不懂是沒什么的。態(tài)度上的轉(zhuǎn)變比什么都重要。何況，一些學(xué)生的態(tài)度也比較容易轉(zhuǎn)變。我在教我的學(xué)生(資質(zhì)各不相同)時發(fā)現(xiàn)，還有一點很重要，那就是要讓學(xué)生盡量多聽英語，但每次聽不要時間過長。
I like to use this analogy: Imagine you want to get in shape. You decide to begin jogging. The very first day you go out and jog seven miles. If you are lucky, you might even be able to jog the seven miles. However, chances are good that you will not soon go out jogging again. Fitness trainers have taught us that we must begin with little steps. Begin jogging short distances and walk some as well, over time you can build up the distance. Using this approach, you'll be much more likely to continue jogging and get fit.
每個外語老師都會覺得聽力是難教的課程之一。這是因為，好聽力不是一日練就的，它需要大量的實踐練習(xí)。不像語法教學(xué)有規(guī)律可循，說與寫作也有相應(yīng)的練習(xí)供學(xué)生提高，而聽力卻不然，這令學(xué)生們感到很頭疼。并不是說就沒有好的途徑去提高聽力，只是難以對其進(jìn)行量化而已。
One of the largest inhibitors for students is often mental block. While listening, a student suddenly decides that he or she doesn't understand what is being said. At this point, many students just tune out or get caught up in an internal dialogue trying translate a specific word. Some students convince themselves that they are not able to understand spoken English well and create problems for themselves.
對學(xué)生們來說，練習(xí)聽力時遇到的大的障礙之一就是他們經(jīng)常精神溜號。聽著聽著，有的學(xué)生突然發(fā)覺自己聽不懂了。出現(xiàn)這種情況，許多學(xué)生是因為走神了，或者正在腦子想著某個詞的意思。有些學(xué)生太不自信，認(rèn)為自己沒有聽力天賦，聽不懂英語口語。這也給他們自己造成了很多麻煩。
They key to helping students improve their listening skills is to convince them that not understanding is OK. This is more of an attitude adjustment than anything else, and it is easier for some students to accept than others. Another important point that I try to teach my students (with differing amounts of success) is that they need to listen to English as often as possible, but for short periods of time.
幫助學(xué)生們提高聽力的關(guān)鍵是要讓他們相信，聽不懂是沒什么的。態(tài)度上的轉(zhuǎn)變比什么都重要。何況，一些學(xué)生的態(tài)度也比較容易轉(zhuǎn)變。我在教我的學(xué)生(資質(zhì)各不相同)時發(fā)現(xiàn)，還有一點很重要，那就是要讓學(xué)生盡量多聽英語，但每次聽不要時間過長。
I like to use this analogy: Imagine you want to get in shape. You decide to begin jogging. The very first day you go out and jog seven miles. If you are lucky, you might even be able to jog the seven miles. However, chances are good that you will not soon go out jogging again. Fitness trainers have taught us that we must begin with little steps. Begin jogging short distances and walk some as well, over time you can build up the distance. Using this approach, you'll be much more likely to continue jogging and get fit.