TEFL Why oh why Part Four- Listening Comprehension
Why does reaching for the play button cause snoring, sighs or panic? Possible reasons and solutions:
1. Build up of wax in students’ ears
You could try giving cotton buds as prizes for getting good marks in the test, or doing a cultural awareness lesson on “Personal hygiene around the world”
2. Lack of respect for your ancient sound equipment
You could try hiding your cassette recorder behind a computer monitor and randomly moving a mouse with one hand to distract the students as you turn the tape player on with the other.
3. Incomprehension that sound can exist without pictures
Oh, young people nowadays… A quick clip round the ear should sort them out!
Or alternatively, you could look at my sensible suggestions on why some students find listening difficult and what we can do about it on Usingenglish.com here.