Listen critically to understand and analyze oral information and ideas from a wide range of texts (e.g., complex instructions, oral explanations and reports, opinions or viewpoints, messages presented in the media).
| (a) |
Display active listening behaviours (e.g., focusing on the message of the speaker, making reasonable predictions, checking for understanding, recognizing when information is making sense, making notes). |
| (b) |
Listen to understand and analyze instructions, directions, and oral explanations. |
| (c) |
Adopt a receptive listening posture and observe visual and verbal cues from the speaker. |
| (d) |
Determine literal and implied meaning of message. |
| (e) |
Separate own ideas and opinions from speaker's ideas and opinions. |
| (f) |
Recognize and follow the presenter's main ideas, supporting details, and organizational structure. |
| (g) |
Consider and respect ideas from speaker's point of view. |
| (h) |
Identify the perspective implicit within an oral presentation and what information, arguments, or positions are not included. |
| (i) |
Listen critically to understand and analyze oral information and ideas in oral explanations and reports, and in opinions or messages presented in the mass media. |
| (j) |
Evaluate the effectiveness of a range of oral texts. |
| (k) |
Note how examples, illustrations, and visual aids support or take away from the key message. |
