TUGAS 2 SOFTSKILL BAHASA INGGRIS BISNIS 2 : THE STRATEGIES IN TOEFL LISTENING
TOEFL iBT Listening section is delivered
immediately after the Reading section. The Listening section of TOEFL iBT
measures your ability to understand spoken English in academic settings. In
TOEFL iBT the listening is done for 3 major purposes:
1. Listening for basic comprehension.
2. Listening for pragmatic understanding.
3. To connect and combine ideas presented in multiple information sources.
In the Listening Comprehension section
of the test, you will have an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to understand
spoken English. There are three parts to this section with special directions
for each part.
Each part of the Listening section (2 or 3
parts) consists of 1 long conversation and two lectures. The test takers hear
each lecture or conversation only once. Lectures and conversations are 3-5
minutes long. During the listening the time is not running. The allotted time
of 10 minutes for each part is only for answering the questions.
The TOEFL Listening portion is a tricky
one. It will take a total of 60 minutes for the shortened version
and 90 minutes for the extended version, with a total of 34 to 51
questions.
Now, in keeping with the theme of 5,
here are the 5 best pieces of advice you can have to score well on the TOEFL
test.
Listen to
spoken English from multiple sources as
much as possible. Listen to English spoken movies and English spoken TV
channels, listen to the radio and as many other listening sources as you may
find. It would be better if your passages are academic or close to what is in
TOEFL iBT. The more you practice listening, the better listener you will
become.
Listen for
the main idea. It is usually found at the beginning of the
listening passages, while the details are dispersed throughout the lecture. The
main idea will give you understanding of what the conversation/lecture is
about. Then you may listen for details.
Learn to find
how the ideas are presented in the listening passage. Some of the
main relations between ideas include cause/effect, compare/contrast, and steps
in a process.
Learn to listen
for signal words that indicate different part of the passage -
introduction, major steps, examples, conclusions, etc.
Build your
vocabulary. While listening, try to guess the meaning
of unfamiliar words from context. It is very important since there is a big
chance to come across words you don't know at the real test. Then, you should
guess their meaning. Write down every word you don't know and include it in
your wordlist. Try to memorize it and use it in your speaking and writing.
Flashcards could be a great way to improve your vocabulary.
Listen to conversations or lectures
with variety of accents. In TOEFL iBT
Listening section there is a variety of accents and pronunciations. For this
reason, you should practice listening to a people with different accents and
pronunciation patterns.
Practice
note-taking. Note-taking is allowed during all sections
of TOEFL iBT. Effective note-taking may highly improve your performance. It is
almost impossible to memorize all clues and details provided in the Listening
section. Moreover, you can hear the passages ONLY ONCE. Therefore, to answer
the questions you have to rely on what you remember from the passage and your
notes.
Summarize in
writing what you have heard, using your
notes. Thus, you will learn to find the purpose and main idea of the listening,
and also the most important details. You will also learn to take and use notes.
It also helps in improving your writing skills.
Familiarize
yourself with the type of questions in
TOEFL iBT. Make sure that during the preparation you learn what answers are
required by the different types of question. Some questions may ask you to
provide two answers, others to click in a chart box. If you are familiar with
the question types, you may save important time.
And also, there are
several strategy to help you get the best score at the TOEFL Test.
Forget about
the Reading section. Now it is time to
fully concentrate on the Listening section.
The clock is ticking only when you are
answering the questions and not when you are listening to the passages. So,
when you listen, forget about the clock.
Prepare for
note-taking. Before the section starts, write down the
words 'main idea', 'major points', and 'important details'. Under which word
you will place your notes from the listening passage.
Do not be distracted by the speaker's accent,
speaking style and delivery. Focus on the content and
flow of information the speaker(s) deliver.
Listen to
find clues that will help you understand what the
speaker's purpose, attitude and degree of certainty is. Listen for words that
show relationship between ideas.
Pay attention to the visual materials. Some of the visual materials in the
Listening section bring important information. Blackboards show important words
or phrases that are discussed during the lecture. Illustrations and graphics
support the information presented in the lecture. They are available only when
the lecturer refers to them.
Answering is
different. In the Listening section you may not return
to the previous questions to correct your answers. Nevertheless, you have to
confirm twice that you want to move to the next question. First, when you
provide your answer you have to press the NEXT button. After pressing the NEXT
button you may alter you answer. To move to the next question you have to press
OK button. Sometimes test takers forget this and
lose important time. Please, set your mind that you have to press two buttons.
Take a guess. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer in TOEFL
iBT. It doesn't bring any points. If you see you are running out of time, just
take a guess and mark answers for all remaining questions. There is 25 % chance
to guess the right answer.
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