Listening Strategies — Objectives

At the end of this course, you will be able to say:

I can...

Describe the format and directions for the listening section of the

TOEFL iBT

Identify each of the question formats

Describe common answer traps

Describe the different question types

Understand TOEFL Listening section lecture organization

List types of Lecture passages in the TOEFL Listening section

Understand TOEFL Listening section conversation organization

List types of Conversation passages in the TOEFL Listening section

Take effective notes that will help me answer questions in the TOEFL

listening section

Identify Main Idea questions

Apply proper strategies to correctly answer Main Idea questions

Identify General Purpose questions

Apply proper strategies to correctly answer General Purpose

questions

Identify Organization questions

Apply proper strategies to correctly answer Organization questions

Identify Detail questions

Apply proper strategies to correctly answer Detail questions

Identify Inference questions

Apply proper strategies to correctly answer Inference questions

Find and use online TOEFL Listening resources

Make a study plan for continued TOEFL listening practice