October 31, 2025 to November 2, 2025
National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター
Asia/Tokyo timezone

Teaching TV News for Extensive Listening: A Genre Approach

Nov 2, 2025, 1:45 PM
1h
National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター

National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター

3-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya, Tokyo 151-0052 / 〒151-0052 東京都渋谷区代々木神園町3-1
Practice-oriented Workshop (60-minutes) Language Skills Room 301

Speaker

John Shaw (Westgate)

Description

This workshop will explore how TV news can be used as an effective resource for extensive listening. I will demonstrate a genre-based approach to help learners, even at A2 level, engage with authentic news content. The session will focus on top-down preparatory techniques related to content and conventions, metacognitive activities to develop long-term bottom-up skills, compensatory strategies in the short-term, and socio-affective approaches essential for discussing news and addressing broader issues and solutions.

Summary

This workshop will explore how TV news can be used as an effective resource for extensive listening. I will demonstrate a genre-based approach to help learners, even at A2 level, engage with authentic news content. The session will focus on top-down preparatory techniques related to content and conventions, metacognitive activities to develop long-term bottom-up skills, compensatory strategies in the short-term, and socio-affective approaches essential for discussing news and addressing broader issues and solutions.

Teaching Context General

Author

John Shaw (Westgate)

Presentation materials