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arny, and JoAnn Crandall. 
rentice-Hall, Inc., 1984. Reprinted by permission of Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New 
2 = Strongly 
agree 
th
e "Values Clarification" exercise is usually very popular with students in their late te
osing a subject to discuss, he sure to limit the choice to subjects that are appropriate for discussion in 
r particular situation. An example of this type of e
owing steps: 
1. Read through the statements once, asking your students to work individually in reacting to the 
statem
2. Read through the statements one by one, and at the end of each statement, ask students to group 
themselves according to their responses-with +2's together, + 1 's together, 0's together, -1 's together, 
and -2's together. A
3. A spokesperson from each group will then give a summary of these reasons to the rest of the class. 
Figure 4.5 From The American Way by Edward N. Kearny, Mary Ann Ke
P
Jersey. 
VALUES CLARIFICATION 
Do you agree or disagree with each of the statements below? Put a check under the number that indicates 
how you feel. 
+
+1 = Agree 
0 = 
No 
opinion 
-1 = Disagree 
-2 
= 
Strongly disagree
+2 +1 0 -1 -2 
1. Arranged marriages are better than ma
ir own. 
rriages where the couple - - 
have met and dated on the
- - - 
2. It is very important for my family to approve of the person I marry. 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3. If my parents disapproved of my choic
y much in love. 
e, I would not marry that - - 
person even if we were ver
- - - 
4. A woman's place is in the home. 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5. Married women with small children should not work. 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6. Some women are better mothers if they 
children all day. 
work and are not with their - - - - - 
7. Children should be spanked if they misbehave. 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8. Parents should put the needs of their children before their own - - - - - 
personal needs. 
9. Children should put the needs of their families before their own - - - - - 
personal needs. 
10. Equality between a husband and wife causes divorce. 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
 Summary 
In developing your students' listening skills, allow for exposure to English:

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provide plenty to listen to
let your students' brains work while they are doing something else 
tening compre
other speakers of English
encourage whole-message listening
encourage listening for specific details
essages
response 
Cambridge University Press, 1984 
or commu
The Listening Approach 
er 
atu
ed in Chapter Two of this manual. It 
ree