Mr. Peter Lucantoni

A Short Bio / زانیاری کەسیی / سيرة ذاتية قصيرة :

Peter Lucantoni has had a long career in English language teaching, teacher training and management, in Europe and the Middle East, and is now based in Cyprus. He is the author and co-author of a range of popular coursebooks for students, including Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language, and Introduction to English as a Second Language, both published by Cambridge University Press. He is also the co-author of From Teacher to Trainer with Matthew T Ellman. Peter is Professional Learning and Development Manager for Cambridge University Press & Assessment, and regularly speaks at ELT conferences and trains teachers internationally in both the public and private sectors. His main interests are in teacher education and transitioning teachers into trainer roles.

Category / پۆلێن / الفئة :

Student Engagement / بەشداریپێکردنی خوێندکاران / مُشاركة الطُّلَّاب

Seminar Title / ناونیشانی بابەت / عنوان الندوة :

Active listening: unlocking the five frames

Abstract / پوختە / الملخص :

In this session, we will investigate the five frames of Active Listening (Rost and Wilson, 2013), with a particular emphasis on Top Down and Bottom Up frames. Examples of listening tasks will be used throughout, along with tips and techniques of how to help learners to improve their listening strategies and overcome difficulties that they face with listening. Supplementary activities to encourage active listening in interaction, such as backchannelling and repair strategies, will also be introduced.

Keywords / وشە سەرەکیەکان / الكلمات المفتاحية :

listening, backchanneling, strategies, interaction, frames