LOTE LOTE Listening Skills

Question 1

What is 'interpretive listening' in the ACTFL LOTE framework?

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One-way listening to spoken texts such as recordings, broadcasts, or speeches in the target language

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Having a real-time conversation with a partner

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Listening to music without understanding the lyrics

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Taking notes during a lecture in English

Question 2

What listening strategy involves focusing on keywords rather than every word to understand the general meaning of a LOTE audio?

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Top-down processing

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Bottom-up processing

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Transcription

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Dictation

Question 3

What does 'bottom-up listening' processing mean in LOTE instruction?

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Building meaning by processing individual sounds, words, and grammatical structures in a LOTE audio

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Listening to casual, informal speech

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Guessing meaning from context and prior knowledge

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Using subtitles while listening

Question 4

In LOTE listening assessments, what do 'pre-listening activities' help students do?

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Activate background knowledge and set a listening purpose before the audio begins

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Memorize vocabulary before class

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Practice writing the target language

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Review grammar rules before a listening test

Question 5

What is 'listening for detail' in LOTE comprehension tasks?

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Focusing on specific information such as names, numbers, or facts while listening

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Getting the general topic of an audio passage

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Understanding the speaker's emotions

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Noticing pronunciation patterns

Question 6

What LOTE listening skill involves understanding the speaker's attitude or opinion beyond the literal words?

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Inferential listening

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Selective listening

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Dictation

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Phonemic discrimination