I am glad to share with you my experience in making a listening comprehension out of a YouTube video, also known as ‘flipping’ a video. The technique is brought by TED-Ed, a website collaborated by YouTube and TED talk allowing users to create customized lessons with engaging videos on YouTube.
The TED-Ed video lesson I made today is about Jamie Oliver introducing ways to chop onions for various dishes. It targets upper intermediate KS3 learners with 4 MC questions requiring them to listen for specific information and 1 open-end question requiring them to judge the attitude of the speaker.
Jamie Oliver – How to chop an onion
There are two main advantages of teachers flipping a YouTube video as a listening comprehension practice. First, teachers can set questions tailor-made for their students according to their understanding of the English proficiency of students. With a good understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of learners, teachers can make a lesson targeted in drilling specific listening comprehension skills of learners. Also, since students in Hong Kong are rarely exposed to authentic English input and listening practices made by local publishers mostly make use of recordings specially made for testing purposes, TED-Ed allows listening practices with authentic English input. This can enhance students’ understanding of English as a world language.
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