Thursday, November 29, 2007

self assessment opn listening podcasts

NAME: SIRMANTAS SURNAME: NIKŠTELĖ GROUP: PNVbd6-01

THE TITLES OF TWO PODCASTS: 1) Learner podcast 16 – The Euro 2008 Qualifiers;
2) A-22 Crime and Punishment

THE WEBSITE ADDRESSES: 1) http://languagecaster.com/
2) http://www.englishpod.com/podcast/tag/law%7Ccrime

LEVEL OF ENGLISH: upper-intermediate/advanced;

THE RATE OF SPEAKING: average;

THE SPEAKER’S ACCENT: British and American;

HOW MANY TIMES DID I LISTEN: 1;

HOW HAS THE TRANSCRIPT HELPED: helped to understand the contents better, but wasn’t necessary;

HOW I SELF-ASSESS MY ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AUTHENTIC SPEECH: very good;

DO I THINK I AM WELL PREPARED FOR MY EXAM LISTENING PAPER: almost;

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING SKILLS: listen to podcasts more often;
watch English films on TV;
travel and work abroad.