Presenter

Larry Vandergrift

When?

10:30 am–12:00 pm ET 
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Who Should Attend?

All English language teachers in all contexts and for all learner levels 

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Deadline: 23 September 2012
Cost: Free for members; US$45 for nonmembers
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More About This Seminar

This seminar informs teachers on how they can help students become more successful listeners by putting more emphasis on the process of listening rather than just the product (i.e., the correct answer) alone. 

What Will I Learn?

Participants will

• review comprehension processing and information sources used by listeners;
• learn about metacognition and its critical role in helping students become smart listeners;
• learn to help students plan, monitor, problem-solve, and evaluate as they engage in listening tasks; in other words, help students learn how to self-regulate comprehension processes;
• examine and evaluate a number of tasks that lead students through the process of listening, to develop listener metacognition;
• examine a listening questionnaire to be used with students for diagnostic or awareness-raising purposes.

In sum, participants will gain an enhanced view of what it means to teach listening comprehension and take away some practical tools.

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About the Presenter

Larry Vandergrift is a retired professor from the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute at the University of Ottawa, Canada. He has published widely on listening, particularly the role of metacognition in successful L2 listening. He published, with Christine Goh, Teaching and Learning Second Language Listening: Metacognition in Action and co-edited the Canadian Modern Language Review. In 2009, the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers honored him with the Robert Roy Award for his teaching, research, writing, and dedication to the improvement of L2 teaching and learning in Canada.