I was very excited to read textbook for teaching listening because there are a lot of things which I did not know. Among these, the most interesting point is that ‘listening in their native language, people never hear all the information in a message, and they do not need to.’ Before I read the textbook, I misunderstood that we have to understand the all the information when we hear. When I was a junior high or high school student, I often practice to write down every single word which I hear because I thought that is extremely important for second language learner to listen every single word. I think that English teachers in Japan also misunderstand so even now. I really want English teachers in Japan to know this fact and stop making students write down every single word.
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I do not think it is important to hear every word in listening, but rather that using context clues and non-verbal communication can help in deciphering the message. I think this is a strategy that can be very helpful in the ESL classroom. Pointing of cues of what words mean.
Wow! You're right, Kizuna. Also, attending to meaning without having to pay close attention to every word is a strategy students can use to aid learning. It's also more fun.
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