Where was Yo-Yo Ma born?
and “Where did he grow up?” We also filled the chart and checked off some items in a list. These listening exercises belong to the while-listening portion of the activity which relate directly to the text, and students do them during the time they are listening. By repeating listening, we tried to get some specific details which she put emphasis on. We very soon found that it is a bottom-up listening strategy. She said, “The listener relies on the language in the message, that is, the combination of sounds, words, and grammar that creates meaning.” Then, we had time to talk about his confusing identity of being born from Chinese parents in Paris and educated in America and cultural intersection. This was done as a post-listening activity which students do after they listen the text. It can be spread to other skills such as discussion, role-play, and writing about the topic. She showed a good example of applying the listening theories to a real class setting through her demo-class. We a
