Egypt protests
Welcome to teaching and researching second language (L2)foreign language (FL) Listening.


 Background - Read about it (English)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20476693

Now listen in Arabic
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arabic/middleeast/2012/11/121124_egypt_protests_suppressed.shtml



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Plan for directing my listening/viewing activity (Please send a copy to me if you would like any support or feedback- ae2arabiclistening{AT}gmail{DOT}com 

Date:                                                                                                            Title of selected recording : I selected because: Before I listen 1-Setting my goal ·         What do I hope to achieve from listening to/ viewing this recording? How many times should I listen to/view it? 2-preparing to listen ·         What do I know about this topic? ·         What type of information can I expect to hear? ·         What words can I expect to hear? Use dictionary if necessary) ·         What difficulties can I expect? ·         What strategies should I use? Write down your respond  here This may help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Z3cWVgWds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K21mag4VnDI After I listen/View 3-Evaluating my listening ·         What have I understood? ·         Was I able to make use of my prior knowledge about the topic? ·         What difficulties did I face? ·         Were my strategies useful? ·         Write some words and phrases  you heard (in Arabic) ·         What have I learned about learning to listen from this experience? Before I listen /View again 4-Planning to listen/view again : ·         What should I pay attention to this time? ·         What strategies can I use to improve my understanding? ·         What can I do to help myself enjoy the listening activity?

 Adapted from Teaching and Learning Second Language Listening. (Vandergrift & Goh, 2012)