Technology will be very useful in teaching listening skill. With technology, teacher can provide native speaker voice in the class. Students surely have to get used to native’s accent. They have to be trained to notice and catch what they are talking with their original accent.
Based on my experience, noticing what foreigner said in their original accent is so hard at first. Let’s say if I hear an English song. At the very beginning, I always took a look to the lyrics because it was so hard to understand. But then as time goes by, I get used to their accent. Now I could notice some words in an English song.
When I was I student, I feel that teacher too much rely on technology, not their pedagogy. As the result, their teaching is not really creative. Just as usual: listening to two native speaker, and make a summary or write down what they are saying. Well, it was good, but I think they should add something that can be more interesting rather than just hear and write. They can make a game of it, they can make a role play of it.
Another thing that will be related to teaching listening skill is language laboratory. This facility includes headset. Students usually will be asked to put on their headset, and hear a conversation. But it will be very clear right? In fact, when you use your English skill to talk with foreigners, there will be some disturbance. Just like sound of motorcycle, sound of somebody else is talking and another unexpected sound.
Teaching is not and will not be very simple. That’s what I should know. I have to be prepared to teach listening skill with a good way.
