Top-down vs bottom-upOnline version Answer the questions about a top-down vs bottom-up approach to teaching the receptive skills by Barbara Bangle 1 Do you find it easier to understand by listening or reading? What makes the other more difficult? Make a note of at least 3 reasons why. Written answer 2 How can a teacher help students use what they already know about a topic? Select one or more answers a Teacher tells students they are going to listen to a person describing a vacation they took. b Teacher asks students what they did on their last vacation. c Teacher asks students to make a list of things they usually do, or would like to do on a vacation. 3 Take a moment here to write down what you know about the topic "Sci-Fi Movies". Written answer 4 If the teacher only focuses on the students' background knowledge of the topic, is that teaching listening or just practicing listening comprehension? a It is practicing understanding a listening. b It is teaching how to listen and understand. c Teacher asks students to make a list of things they usually do, or would like to do on a vacation. 5 This sentence by Chomsky is grammatically correct, but has no meaning. So the teacher cannot have students base their understanding on their background knowledge of the topic. How could the teacher help students understand the sentence? Written answer Explanation 2 By having students list ideas about vacations in general, the teacher gets them to start thinking about what they already know about vacations 3 By having students list ideas about vacations in general, the teacher gets them to start thinking about what they already know about vacations 4 This approach - top down - basically is giving students more practice in listening. It is useful for understanding by having students realize that they already know some things about a topic, and will help them understand. 5 This approach - top down - basically is giving students more practice in listening. It is useful for understanding by having students realize that they already know some things about a topic, and will help them understand.
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