All information in the slides are derived from JJ Wilson's 'How to Teach Listening". No copyright intended. Just for the sake of sharing information with other learners.

1. Derived from: JJ Wilson, “How to Teach Listening”,
Chapter 3, page 40-41
Published by; Pearson Longman

2. ‘Good Listener’
 Mythical creature
i. What do we mean by a good listener?
ii. Does such thing exist?
 We might define good listeners as those;
a) with sensitivity to context, language and nuance
b) Who don’t view listening as the pause before they
talk

3. 1. Good listeners become better
listeners when they are motivated
 Motivation plays a vital role in listening
 What makes ‘good listeners’ good?
They tend to think ahead
They fill gaps in a narrative
They take ownership of what they hear
They have ability to focus on valuable
information

4. 2. Good listeners realise - ambiguity is
sometimes unavoidable
 They don’t get frustrated but bear with it
instead
 They persevere in a way that they realise
the hypotheses they make can be checked
later
 They are prepared to make a calculated
guess
 They are able to hold the info in their
memory and suspend judgment

5. 3. Good listeners become experts
at self-monitoring
 They are constantly aware (whether
they achieve the task or not)
 They are alert to inconsistencies (in
their interpretations)
 They try resolving issues by
collaborating with their
interlocutor.
 They revise their interpretations

6. 4. Good listeners become aware
of irony & other tones of voice
 They ‘listen between the words’
rather than;
a. Taking every utterance at face value
b. Recognise shifts in intonation (the
way voice pitch rises and falls)

7. Conclusion
 Good listeners are;
1. Strategic
2. Organized
3. Have plan to achieve tasks