Lead a class discussion in which students develop a code of listening behavior for their
speech classroom. The final product of this discussion will be a list entitled “Listening
Behavior for Our Speech Class.” By the end of the discussion, the entire class should not
only agree
on the content of the list, but should also pledge
themselves to follow it
throughout the term.
Discussion:
This activity is especially helpful for relating general issues
about listening directly to the classroom situation. As students create their
listening code, encourage them to be specific in their criteria. For
example, rather than saying “Pay attention to what the speaker is saying,”
they should try to develop more precise statements such as “Write down
the speaker’s
main points,” “Look attentive
and interested while other
students are speaking,” and “Do not read the newspaper or work on other
assignments during speeches.”
This exercise works well when the class is divided into groups of 4 to
5 students. Give each group 10 to 15 minutes to come up with a list of 8 to
10 items to guide listening behavior in the class. Then, working from the
group lists, conduct a general discussion which eventuates in a listening
code that is agreed upon by the entire class. Another approach is to have
each student create her or his own list as part of a homework assignment.
You can then move immediately to a general class discussion rather than
first dividing the class into small groups.
Activity 5
Have one student step outside of the classroom with you. Give her or him a written copy
of the following message: “To get to Lou’s place, turn left at the first traffic light and go
two blocks until you see a yellow house.” Leaving the written copy with you, the student
should return to the classroom and whisper the message to the person in the next seat.
This person should then whisper the message to the person sitting next to him or her, and
so on until the message has been relayed through the entire class. Have the last student to
receive the message write it down on a sheet of paper and read it to the entire class. Then
have the student to whom you gave the original message read that message to the class.
There will almost always be an enormous variation between the original message and the
message received by the last student.
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