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Listening is one of the most important skills some might have. Active listening consists of turning listening into a proactive action rather than a passive. This action has the purpose of learning. It requires the use of different senses, like hearing, but also seeing, smelling, or touching, that are senses that will contribute to the understanding of a situation.
Active listening is a powerful tool to increase the level of a conversation, so it is not limited to a simple exchange of information but can move toward a transformational conversation, in which people interact in a way that can build together constructive solutions for a better future.
For this, some techniques need to be applied such as focus, developing curiosity, or asking questions. Through the next lesson, we will approach those different elements and learn the distinction between hearing and listening, how to increase our conversational level thanks to active listening techniques, and the art of asking relevant questions that contribute to building creative solutions.
The main objectives of this topic are described in the following video:
Lesson 1. Difference between hearing and listeningPulsa para colapsar
The following table shows all the materials prepared for the teacher to learn (T2L) and for the teacher to take them to the classroom (T2T, S2P) for Lesson 1 of Topic 2. Active listening. The description of the different types of materials (T2L, T2T, S2P) can be found here. For each material, teachers can find in this table: its description, the student workload and where the student works. Additionally, recommendations about what to do in the classroom are included (remember that one lesson corresponds to one class of the teacher with her/his students). Follow the links in the table to discover what O-City has prepared for you:
| L1 Difference between hearing and listening | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Materials | Description | Student Workload | Where does the student work? | What to do in class? |
| T2L/T2T | Video T2.L1. Difference between hearing and listening (lesson content in pdf, video, video content in pdf) |
Explanation about how focusing our attention to a given message improves our general communication skill and our capacity to provide proper answers. |
15' | at home (flip-teaching) or in the classroom |
Explain Video T2.L1 or solve doubts (if flip-teaching)
Explain Activities A.T2.L1.1 (for students to do at home) |
| T2T | Activity A.T2.L1.1. Suicide in a train (activity factsheet in pdf) | This short exercise is aimed helping teachers to engage students in questioning, active listening and thinking outside the box. | 15' | in the classroom | |
Lesson 2. Levels of conversationPulsa para colapsar
The following table shows all the materials prepared for the teacher to learn (T2L) and for the teacher to take them to the classroom (T2T, S2P) for Lesson 2 of Topic 2. Active listening. The description of the different types of materials (T2L, T2T, S2P) can be found here. For each material, teachers can find in this table: its description, the student workload and where the student works. Additionally, recommendations about what to do in the classroom are included (remember that one lesson corresponds to one class of the teacher with her/his students). Follow the links in the table to discover what O-City has prepared for you:
| L2 Levels of conversation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Materials | Description | Student Workload | Where does the student work? | What to do in class? |
| T2L/T2T | Video T2.L2. Levels of conversation (lesson content in pdf, video, video content in pdf) | Explanation about what makes a powerful and constructive conversation based on active listening. | 15' | at home (flip-teaching) or in the classroom |
Solve doubts about previous Activity T2.L1.1. Explain Video T2.L2 or solve doubts (if flip-teaching)>
Optionally propose the Extra activity EA.T2.L2.1 |
| S2P | Extra activity EA. T2.L2.1. Thinking routines (activity factsheet in pdf) | This activity consists in organising debates within the classroom and observe the progress of behaviours and opinions of the different members of the group during the exercise. How the flow of ideas expressed will influence the group, and how people will learn from each other? | 45 ‘ | In the classroom or in virtual mode. | |
Lesson 3. Asking questions + attitude while listeningPulsa para colapsar
The following table shows all the materials prepared for the teacher to learn (T2L) and for the teacher to take them to the classroom (T2T, S2P) for Lesson 3 of Topic 2. Active listening. The description of the different types of materials (T2L, T2T, S2P) can be found here. For each material, teachers can find in this table: its description, the student workload and where the student works. Additionally, recommendations about what to do in the classroom are included (remember that one lesson corresponds to one class of the teacher with her/his students). Follow the links in the table to discover what O-City has prepared for you:
| L3. Asking questions + attitude while listening | |||||
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| Type | Materials | Description | Student Workload | Where does the student work? | What to do in class? |
| T2L/T2T | Video T2.L3. Asking Questions and attitude while listening (lesson content in pdf, video, video content in pdf) | Explanation about how to focus our attention on a message and make sure that we understand and interpret it properly. | 15' | at home (flip-teaching) or in the classroom |
Extra activity EA.T2.L2.1.
Explain Video T2.L3 or solve doubts (if flip-teaching) |