ELT365 · Day 164 — Grading Listening by Task, Not Text

Idea — You can grade a listening task without changing the audio — by adjusting task complexity, number of listens, and the support provided before and after.

Example — A C1 class and an A2 class hear the same clip. The C1 task asks for implied attitude; the A2 task asks for a single fact.

Try — Take one authentic clip. Write three tasks — easy, medium, hard — for the same recording. What makes each one harder?

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