Course

Packet
LM01-ESEN

02 0113

Learning Module: English Skills Enhancement 1

 Course
LM01-ESEN
Packet

03 0113

Learning Module

Listening Skills
Course Packet 03

Critical Listening

Knowledge Area Code : LANG

Course Code : ESEN-0113
Learning Module Code : LM-ESEN0113
Course Packet Code : LM-ESEN0113-03

Learning Module: English Skills Enhancement 25

 Course
Packet
LM01-ESEN

03 0113

Course Packet 03

Critical Listening
Course Packet 03

Introduction
Tasks that require critical listening strategies are found in Learning Packet 3 where specific
activities such as listening to reports, opinions, and campaigns are provided. Different types
of materials are explored in this learning packet to train the students in exercising critical
thinking and listening.

Objectives
After completing Learning Packet 3, the students must be able to form judgment based on the
information and ideas presented in the texts listened to.

Learning Management System

The synchronous class sessions shall be conducted via Google Meet or any free online
platform as agreed upon by the professor and the students, while the asynchronous sessions
shall be administered via Google Classroom or any free learning management system (LMS)
collaboratively identified and decided as well by the professor and the students.

Duration
Learning Packet 3 may be completed in three (3) hours.

Delivery Mode
One (1) hour is allotted for the synchronous online class and the remaining two (2) hours will
be spent on independent learning tasks.

Assessment with Rubrics

Two types of assessment may be present in a learning packet: an objective test that provides
limited set of options for the student’s response or a projective test that requires the student to
generate free responses.

For objective tests, one item is equivalent to one point unless indicated in the activity. For
projective tests, the rubrics below will be the basis of the student’s score:

Criteria 10-8 points 7-5 points 4-1 points 0 point

The response
The response
shows veracity The response
shows some
and accuracy of lacks details that
significant details
Content details that demonstrate the No response
that demonstrate
demonstrate learning
the learning
the learning outcome.
outcome.
outcome.
The entire Some parts of
The response’s
response is the response
Presentation main points are No response
organized to build up and
imperceptible.
build up and highlight
its main points.

Learning Module: English Skills Enhancement 14

 Course
Packet
LM01-ESEN

03 0113

highlight its
main points.
The response
The response
Course Packet 03

demonstrates The response

demonstrates
the conventions demonstrates the
some
Language in the use of features of No response
conventions in
syntactic informal
formal
structure and writing/speaking.
writing/speaking.
vocabulary.

Requirement with Rubrics

A learning packet may contain additional requirements that usually require the student to
generate free responses. The rubrics above shall be used in grading the student’s output
unless a different set is provided.

Readings
While working on a learning packet, additional reading/reference materials may be provided
by the professor when necessary.

Learning Module: English Skills Enhancement 15

 Course
Packet
LM01-ESEN

03 0113

Introduction

The academe is a space for different kinds of messages, from very scholarly and formal to
Course Packet 03

some random and informal ones. Part of being a good listener is learning how to handle
these messages and distinguish what should be taken seriously and what can be taken
lightly.

The type of listening that can help us discriminate messages is critical listening. It is the
rational process of evaluating the information presented by a text. Critical listening involves
careful and systematic reasoning to decide whether a message is valid based on factual
evidence1.

In this learning packet, we will listen to reports, opinions, and campaigns to test how critical
we are as listeners and how capable we are in making sound judgments.

Pre-Assessment. Determine whether the text is a report, an opinion, or a campaign.

Text 1. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r8kdkQu8hYEVEcOC44CTXEhFspPl4llC/view?usp=sharing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIssHYxD0as

Answer:

Text 2. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IbMn21rEGNWfCY8HTrKVTnGmCSiw_Rgf/view?usp=sharing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B8Q6D4a6TM

Answer:

Text 3. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kj-7KiKNUBbMVecAgtcPK9KBCa5SU7kz/view?usp=sharing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmZi-w95xk8

Answer:

Lesson Proper

Review. Information materials are everywhere and being familiar with them is the first step
to becoming aware of the potent message they carry. In the pre-assessment activity, three
(3) materials were introduced. These are reports, opinion texts, and online campaigns.

Report is any written or oral communication that presents a collection of facts or a

number of alternative propositions, states a conclusion and, when called for, a
recommendation2;

Opinion text can be based on facts and emotions created for the purpose of expressing a
personal or group position about a topic or an issue3; and

Online Campaign puts forward a specific cause to promote awareness, drive public
Learning Module: English Skills Enhancement 16
 Course
Packet
LM01-ESEN

03 0113
engagement, and support4.

Learning Module: English Skills Enhancement 17

 Course
Packet
LM01-ESEN

03 0113

 Activity. Give your reaction to the materials in the pre-assessment activity by answering the
questions below.
Course Packet 03

Text 1. Another Big Foot sighting reported near Provo, Utah

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r8kdkQu8hYEVEcOC44CTXEhFspPl4llC/view?usp=sharing

1. What information from the report makes you believe or not believe that Big Foot
exists?

Text 2. Germaine Greer: Transgender women are ‘not women’

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IbMn21rEGNWfCY8HTrKVTnGmCSiw_Rgf/view?usp=shari
ng

2. After listening to Germaine Greer, would you agree that men who underwent gender
reassignment are ‘not women’? Why?

Text 3. Uniliver 2025 plastic packaging commitments

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kj-7KiKNUBbMVecAgtcPK9KBCa5SU7kz/view?usp=sharing

3. Would you reconsider using plastic despite the evident problems it has caused to the
environment? Why?

 Processing of the Activity

Listening to Reports. How can critical listening be helpful in drawing information from
reports?

Learning Module: English Skills Enhancement 18

 Course
Packet
LM01-ESEN

03 0113

Listening to Opinions. Why do you think critical listening is necessary when listening to
Course Packet 03

the opinion of others?

Listening to Campaigns. What role does critical listening play in the decision-making of
the public when watching or listening to online campaigns?

 Brief Lesson. Critical listening can be learned with practice but it is a complex skill to
develop. One of the common mistakes when listening to reports, opinions and
campaigns is taking the information as it is even if it conflicts with one’s personal
knowledge and values. Worse than this is when people begin to share the information
without discerning the difference between factual and fake ones.

In order to arrive at a sound understanding of information drawn from reports, opinions,

and campaigns, this learning packet offers five (5) helpful strategies5.

1. Discriminate facts from opinion. An essential component of critical listening is

learning to separate opinions from facts. The ability to identify the difference
between the two is necessary when you need to make your own stand about a
topic. Moreover, you must be aware that the interplay between facts and the
opinions of others can also help you frame your own perspective.

2. Avoid making assumptions. Some listeners fail to achieve a critical standpoint

about an issue or a topic because they have already formed their own
assumptions prior to listening to a message. Critical listening only works when
maintaining an objective viewpoint while listening.

3. Keep an open mind. Being receptive to information allows you to understand and
weigh more ideas. When your mind is clouded with pre-conceived notions, you
will not be able to see new insights clearly.

4. Relate old ideas to new ones. Making effective comparisons between what you
already know and what the new material is telling you can deepen your
understanding of a subject. Relating old ideas with new ones can improve what

Learning Module: English Skills Enhancement 19

 Course
Packet
LM01-ESEN

03 0113

you already know and add fresh inputs to your way of thinking.

5. Take Notes. Your attempt to carefully record the important details will help you
Course Packet 03

reflect accurately on the meanings of information. It will also help you do a little
more research about the matter.

 Enhancement Activity. Listen again to the information materials and answer the questions that
follow. Remember the strategies for critical listening when deciding about the correct answer.

Text 1. Another Big Foot sighting reported near Provo, Utah

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r8kdkQu8hYEVEcOC44CTXEhFspPl4llC/view?usp=sharing

1. How did the reporter describe the findings of the witnesses to the alleged Big Foot
sighting?
a. The findings were definite.
b. The findings were accurate.
c. The findings were inconclusive.
d. The findings were detrimental.
2. What did the reporter do in order to offer a clearer explanation to the alleged sighting?
a. They formed an assumption.
b. They fabricated a story.
c. They did their own investigation.
d. They consulted an expert.

3. What should be included in any report to make it more reliable?

Text 2. Germaine Greer: Transgender women are ‘not women’

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IbMn21rEGNWfCY8HTrKVTnGmCSiw_Rgf/view?usp=sharing

4. What statement did Germaine Greer say to support her opinion that transgender
women are ‘not women’?
a. Her views are just her opinion and do not reflect the views of the society or the
community she represents.
b. A great many women do not think that transsexual M to F people look like,
sound like, or behave like women.
c. Sex reassignment is done because of health concerns.
d. What is more important is the view individuals have about themselves and not
what the community thinks.
5. What is Germaine Greer’s opinion on Caitlyn Gener being recognized as Glamor
Woman of the Year?
a. It is a case of a man claiming to be a woman getting more advantages than a
naturally born woman.
b. It is a case of a transgender woman having equal opportunity as other women.
c. It is a case of unequal opportunity for women of all colors and origins.
d. It is a case of discrimination against transgender women.

Learning Module: English Skills Enhancement 20

 Course
Packet
LM01-ESEN

03 0113

6. In what ways are your opinions similar to or different from that of Germaine Greer?
Course Packet 03

Text 3. Uniliver 2025 plastic packaging commitments

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kj-7KiKNUBbMVecAgtcPK9KBCa5SU7kz/view?usp=sharing

7. What problem with plastic has the campaign recognized as a fact?

a. Plastic is a toxic material that causes harm to living creatures in the environment.
b. There is a lot of plastic pollution in the environment.
c. There is a need to get rid of plastic and replace it with biodegradable materials.
d. Plastic belongs to the streets and the rivers.
8. What is Uniliver’s proposition to eliminate environmental problems caused by plastic?
a. Put plastic in a circular economy where plastic is recycled, reused, or made
compostable.
b. Avoid using plastic in their product packaging and distribution.
c. Clean up the ocean and rivers where hundred thousand tons of used plastic are
found.
d. Ban plastic completely from manufacturing industries.
9. How did the online campaign deliver its message?
a. through cause and effect
b. through addition and subtraction
c. through trial and error
d. through problem and solution
10. How likely are you to support Uniliver in their mission to keep on using plastic for
their products based on their campaign? Why?

 Generalization. Cite five real-life situations where critical listening is required. Briefly explain why.

Learning Module: English Skills Enhancement 21

 Course
Packet
LM01-ESEN

03 0113

 Application. How relevant is critical listening to the time when fake news is going around social
media?
Course Packet 03

Course Packet Discussion Forum

How do you spot fake news? What are the hints that an information material contains fabricated
messages?

How should fake news be handled?

Learning Module: English Skills Enhancement 22

 Course
Packet
LM01-ESEN

03 0113

References

1. https://open.lib.umn.edu/publicspeaking/chapter/4-5-listening-critically/
Course Packet 03

2. https://accountlearning.com/report-meaning-definition-characteristics/
3. https://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/wp-
content/uploads/ported/lrc/studyskills/factsandopinions.pdf
4. https://study.com/academy/lesson/digital-marketing-campaign-definition-
examples.html
5. https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/public-speaking-practice-and-ethics/s07-05-
listening-critically.html

Learning Module: English Skills Enhancement 23

 Course
Packet
LM01-ESEN

03 0113

Activity Sheet
Teachers may allow the learners to write their answers to the learners’ tasks on this sheet.
Activity Sheet

Learning Module: English Skills Enhancement 24

 Course
Packet
LM01-ESEN

03 0113

Learner’s Feedback Form

Name of Student:
Learner’s Feedback Form

Program :
Year Level : Section :
Faculty :
Schedule :

Course Packet : Code : Title :

How do you feel about the topic or concept presented?

 I completely get it.  I’m struggling.
 I’ve almost got it.  I’m lost.

In what particular portion of this course packet, you feel that you are struggling or lost?

Did you raise your concern to your instructor?  Yes  No

If Yes, what did he/she do to help you?

If No, state your reason?

To further improve this course packet, what part do you think should be enhanced?

How do you want it to be enhanced?

Learning Module: English Skills Enhancement 25

 Course
Packet
LM01-ESEN

04 0113

Learning Module: English Skills Enhancement 26