tailieunhanh - ACADEMIC STUDIES ENGLISH Support Materials and Exercises for SPEAKING & LISTENING

The growing body of research on the challenges presented to mental health services by refugee and asylum seeking populations is increasingly necessary, however, such research focuses mainly on organisational or institutional processes rather than user perceptions and beliefs concerning health care. Very little is known about refugee and asylum seekers user involvement in mental health services and the impact on the accessibility to care among this user population. The experience of the refugee service user in mental health is conspicuous by its virtual total absence from research and the few studies dealing with black and minority ethnic. | ACADEMIC STUDIES ENGLISH Support Materials and Exercises for SPEAKING LISTENING SPRING 1999 SPEAKING LISTENING ACADEMIC ENGLISH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The following persons have contributed to the development of this learning material Content and Structure Curriculum Developer s Leslie Childs .English Curriculum Content Expert New Brunswick Community Project Supervision Co-ordination Angela Acott-Smith Kay Curtis Project Co-ordinator New Brunswick Community College. Woodstock Literacy Co-ordinator New Brunswick Community College. Woodstock This document is available full-text on the World Wide Web thanks to the National Adult Literacy Database. http CLR search The financial support for this learning materials project was provided by the National Literacy Secretariat of Human Resources Development Canada. Spring 1999 This support module may be used with BAU-ENG Listening Skills BAU-ENG Following Oral Instructions BAU-ENG Speaking Skills IAU-ENG Speaking Skills and IAU-ENG Listening Skills. BAU-ENG LISTENING SKILLS OBJECTIVE Upon successful completion of this unit the learner will be able to 1. Take good notes from classroom discussions. 2. Take brief notes from an oral presentation. 3. Demonstrate active listening behaviour. TEACHING POINTS Level Active Listening 1 importance of active listening 5 6 2 be interested 5 6 3 think about topic beforehand if possible 5 6 4 think about kind of information that might be given 5 6 5 demonstrate attending behaviours 5 6 6 avoid distracting behaviours 5 6 7 block out distractions 5 6 8 take brief notes single words or point form 5 6 9 summarize afterwards if necessary 5 6 Developing listening skills is an ongoing process. Although this material is presented at level 5 6 all learners no matter what their level can benefit from participating in listening activities. Listening skills can be improved when learners understand that reading comprehension skills can be applied to .