Academic English Needs: Listening

Use the following table to find out what your academic English language needs for listening are and your ability in each area. You can then work out your priorities.

LISTENING	How important is it for you to perform these tasks well in English?				How well can you perform these tasks in English?
	Not important	Quite important	Very important	Essential	Not at all	Not well	Quite well	Very well

1. Listening in lectures
2. Listening in seminars and discussions
3. Listening to recorded speech
4. Following instructions
5. Watching films/videos
6. Understanding main points
7. Listening to get specific information for assignments
8. Listening to establish and evaluate speaker’s position
9. Listening quickly and efficiently
10. Understanding vocabulary
11. Listening and answering questions
12. Listening to different accents
13. Taking notes
14. Other listening activity (please specify)