![]() When I listen, I note my attention settling on clues that my brain can possibly relate to prior or global knowledge: pauses for new sentences, pauses for emphasis, a rising tone for a question. I am treating the listening as if it were a purely sonic adventure. ![]() I am resisting the urge to look for meaning in reference works at the moment. I have listened to it at least 100 times. I am currently listening to a 1 minute long piece from a news site. It has a very unfamiliar alphabet, some unfamiliar phones, and do not know a lot about Arab culture.Īs a language teacher, I am very interested in putting my claims about language learning to the test.įor me, the first rule to learn any language is to listen, and concurrently not worrying about learning meaning too quickly. ![]() It is a language I have next to no prior knowledge of.
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