LISTENING“A mental operation
involving processing sound waves, interpreting their meaning, and storing their meaning in memory.”
Quick Quiz:What did the lady asked to the guy
with the bike?What did the lady wanted to find?Did the guy answered back?
YES or NODid the guy admitted that he did
not paid attention in school?What did the guy with the bike said
after the lady left?
LANGUAGEBasically ORALStudents should develop their listening and speaking skills side by side with their reading and writing skills
60% - 70%
IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING
Accurate and perceptive listening will minimize misunderstandings and help students to sustain satisfying and productive relationships.
Careful listening can be critical to work situations.
IMPORTANCE OF LISTENINGListening enables listeners to provide feedback to speakers.
Effective listening abilities strengthen the other language arts: reading comprehension and written communication.
NATURE OF LISTENING
LISTENING - A complex skill that requires attention and energy
Involves;Recognition Selection Short Memory Inference
LISTENINGA creative skill.We hear sounds, words, the rise and fall of voice, from all which we create significance.
We listen not for the words alone but for the meanings.
Rivers; significance depends on three factors:
Linguistic information which the listeners perceive aurally of sounds, words, and their arrangements in utterances
Situational context of the utterance
Intentions of the speaker
Quick Concern:
Many of our students can hear but do not
comprehend because it is only the linguistic
content of the utterance that is given attention.