Monday, March 10, 2008
Teaching Critical Listening
While reading chapter 7 about listening, I thought the section on critical listening was particularly interesting. Critical listening can be taught by examining television commercials and advertisements. This is something that I never would have thought to do. I do not normally think of television as having some sort of educational value, and commercials are generally annoying. After reading that section, I realized that you can learn from commercials. We have to listen to what is being said, and then analyze what was said, as well as the images. By analyzing both parts, a lot can be learned about emotions and attitudes presented in the commercial, as well as what the company is really trying to say. It would be interesting to hear what students have to say after listening to different commercials for useful products, and compare that to what they get from commercials about toys. It is common to hear about critical reading, but I have never heard anyone say anything about critical listening.
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That is really interesting! I would never think to link critical listening with t.v commercials. I know that most of the time I block t.v commercials out of my head but I do find when I really listen, I find out a lot more. That would be really neat to have children listen to the commercials and hear what they have to say! That is something that can be made into a lesson and brought into the classroom! Also, I was told by one of my professors that if you were to speak in a lower tone of voice to students, the children are more likely to pay attention and listen to what you have to say because they have to pay more attention to grasp what they are hearing. Great ideas and a really interesting thoughts Barbara!
I believe that this would be a great idea for a lesson. You could have the students watch 30 minutes of television and take notes on what the commercials were about. They can state whether they would buy the product or not and why. You could talk to them about what is in the commercial that made them want to buy and persusiveness. This could lead into a writing lesson about the students trying to sell something. As with commercials it is important to be persuasive in writing and really sell what you are trying to convey.
You could also do a math lesson if the students write down if the commercial is food, vehicle, toy, place related, etc. They could make a graph about what is being advertized.
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