What type of listening in academic context might be planned, transactional, multitasking required, long, can be interactive?
Lecture
What type of listening in academic context might be transactional, interactional, conventional organization?
Presentation / Conference paper
What type of listening in academic context might be minimally-rehearsed, interactive, multi-textual and multi-stranded, cumulative?
Seminar discussion
What type of listening in academic context might be small-scale, clear tutor-student roles?
Tutorial
What type of listening in academic context might be initiated, informal, purpose-driven, flexible?
One-on-one meeting
What type of listening in academic context might be collaborative, interactive, dynamic, research-based, outcome-driven?
Group projects
What type of listening in academic context might be unplanned, unrehearsed, student-initiated, different language and style?
Informal social interaction
What type of listening in academic context might be standardized listening tests?
Listening test environment
Describe listening for listening for gist?
Listening to something to get a general idea of what it is about, of what is being said. We don’t want or need to understand every word.
Describe listening for listening for specific info?
Listening to something because we want to discover a particular piece of information. We know in advance what we are hoping to find out.
Describe listening for listening for details?
Listening to something very closely, paying attention to all the words and trying to understand as much information as possible
Describe listening for prediction?
Through prediction listener is more prepared to hear answers and connect it to previously understood background information connected to the topic or situation.
Describe listening for inference?
Listening to something in order to find the indirect message behind the actual words used. Listeners can also make assumptions about speaker's mood
