Lend me your ears!

Top-down listening activities, such as relying on context or world knowledge before listening to a recording, have traditionally dominated in our classrooms. But does relying on top-down skills make our students better listeners? In this session we will explore the often-overlooked role of bottom-up listening skills (recognising sounds, syllables, structures etc.). So, lend me your ears and let’s run through some activities developing bottom-up skills that make our learners better at listening tasks.

Ani is a CELTA, IH CYLT and DELTA (Module 1 and 2) qualified English teacher, IHCYLT teacher trainer, and the Director of Studies at ILC International House Brno. She has been teaching a variety of age groups and levels for many years now. She originally comes from Armenia, but her ELT travel map has included Beirut, China, Armenia and Czechia. She has also been working as an ELT mentor and teacher trainer with the British Council Armenia. Her current pedagogical interests include, but are not limited to, teaching young learners and exams skills.

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