CALP CALP Academic Listening Skills

Question 1

In CALP contexts, academic listening differs from social listening primarily because it requires:

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Processing decontextualized, discipline-specific language in lectures and presentations

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Understanding slang and informal expressions

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Listening for emotional tone in conversation

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Recognizing familiar conversational patterns

Question 2

A student is listening to a US history lecture and must identify the cause-and-effect relationships being discussed. What CALP skill is this?

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Higher-order listening comprehension and analytical structuring of information

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Phonological processing

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Social pragmatics

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Prosodic awareness

Question 3

Which note-taking strategy best supports CALP-level academic listening?

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Using an outline or concept map to capture main ideas and supporting details

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Writing down every word spoken

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Recording only unfamiliar vocabulary

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Drawing pictures of concepts

Question 4

A teacher uses signal phrases like 'In conclusion' and 'Most importantly' during a lecture. Why should CALP-proficient students notice these?

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They signal discourse structure, helping listeners organize and prioritize information

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They indicate the teacher is about to make a joke

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They mark transitions between different topics with no connection

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They are filler phrases with no academic significance

Question 5

What challenge does CALP academic listening pose for English language learners in US schools?

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ELLs must simultaneously process unfamiliar academic language and complex content knowledge

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Academic content is always presented more slowly for ELLs

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Academic listening tasks only require basic vocabulary knowledge

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Lectures avoid abstract content to support ELL comprehension

Question 6

Which behavior indicates CALP-level academic listening proficiency?

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Formulating questions based on gaps in the lecturer's reasoning

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Nodding along without taking notes

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Repeating back exact phrases from the lecture

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Waiting until after class to ask about vocabulary