Introduction
THE PROCESS OF LISTENING
"You must hear to listen, but you need not listen to hear."
Everyday, we go about our lives communicating and interacting with other people whether in our schools, businesses or workplaces. How do you think are we able to communicate with our peers and colleagues if not without LISTENING?
In this lesson, you will discover thePROCESS OF LISTENING.
Yes, we don't just open our 
ears and listen, there is an actual process to it.
You will also find out if there is a difference between what we think is synonymous HEARING vs. LISTENING.
So, come and join us! Let's discover together THE PROCESS OF LISTENING!
Task
To evaluate your learning, exciting tasks are here for you to work on! These are some variety of listening activities that will surely enhance your listening skills, HOP ON!
In this section, you will find the tasks you are to achieved at the end of this webquest. The following tasks are:
1. LISTENING TO CONVERSATIONS (EASY, MEDIUM, DIFFICULT)
Listen to the conversations on the following audio ranging fro Easy, Medium, to Difficult. Take the short quiz at the end of the audio recording and see how well you have listened. :)
Are you ready to take the challenge? Let's go!
EASY:
Listening to a conversation: Hotel Reservations
Click this link to start the task--- http://esl-lab.com/hotel1/hotel1.htm
MEDIUM:
Listening to a conversation: Breakfast Recipes
Click this link to start the task--- http://esl-lab.com/breakfastrecipes/breakfastrecipesrd1.htm
DIFFICULT:
Listening to a conversation: Joe's Hamburger Restaurant
Click this link to start the task--- http://esl-lab.com/fastfood/fastfoodrd1.htm
2. Make an Origami Flower through Audio Instruction
Click this link to begin Task 2--- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-UibUzcK8w
Process
This is the start of discovering the Listening Process. So, get ready to dive in.
To accomplish the tasks, you will have to follow the instructions provided below:
1. An Introduction to the importance of listening:
Click on this link to watch the video--- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U43lozLyjmYhttp
2. Discussion on the Listening Process:
Click on the link to watch the video-- https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=loJtB5XN4WU
More discussion on the listening process--- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-UibUzcK8w
3. Tips for Effective Listening:
Click this link o find out--- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8zNx_IarUw
In preparation for the tasks, here are some listening activities for beginners:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iFkpzbsBDc
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlF1yEnYB5E
Evaluation
For Task 1, the scoring is done right after each activity and depends on how many answers are correct.
For Task 2, here is the rubrics:
- Able to produce a correct form of a Tulip origami without mistakes during the process- 10pts.
- Able to produce a correct form of origami but with 2-3 mistakes during the process- 7pts.
- Able to produce an origami at the end of the audio recording- 5pts.
Conclusion
We have reached the end of our webquest!
Now you have learned the following:
- Importance of Listening
- Listening vs. Hearing
- The Listening Process
- Tips for an Effective Listening
Listening is a skill that everyone should learn and master to communicate effectively with the people around us.
A tool for better learning in school, in the workplace and at home.
Now that you know about Hearing vs. Listening, what will you choose to use?
THANK YOU.
LISTEN WELL.
Credits
Thanks to the following sites for the accomplishment of this webquest:
www.youtube.com ---for providing a wide array of listening process and skills videos and also to the authors of the videos used on this webquest.
www.esl-lab.com --- Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab for an incredible listing of listening activities ranging from easy to difficult and also caters different levels of learners.
www.tunestotube.com ---for a useful service that allowed us to convert a video to audio only and uploaded directly to youtube as used in our Task 2.
THANK YOU.