While-listening, sometimes known as during-listening activities, are methods English language teachers can use to monitor and facilitate student listening comprehension. … Often, while-listening exercises will involve listening for the gist of spoken discourse, sequencing or ordering events, and listening for details.

What is pre-listening and while listening?

Pre-Listening activities prepare students by getting them interested in the topic and that gives them a greater chance of success in any given task . While-Listening Tasks consists of a series of activities that a learner does while listening to a passage in order to show their understanding of what was heard of.

What should we do during listening?

• Pay Attention. Give the speaker your undivided attention, and acknowledge the message. …
• Show That You’re Listening. …
• Provide Feedback. …
• Defer Judgment. …
• Respond Appropriately.