ACADEMIC ENGLISH[UWB 10102]

Listening Skills

Ms Meizareena MizadFaculty of Science, Technology & Human Development

“To listen well is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well, and is as essential to all

true conversation..”

(Chinese Proverb)

Listening Skills

• Ability to identify and understand what others are saying

• An active listener is able to do these 4 things simultaneously:-– understanding a speaker’s accent– understanding his grammar– understanding his vocabulary– grasping his meaning

Basic steps in Listening

- Listening enough to catch what the speaker is saying

- Know or realize the speaker’s meaning

- Think about what the speaker has said whether it makes sense

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

Hearing

Understanding

Judging

Strategies for Listening

• Concentrate & focus on the speech

• Listen with a purpose

• Try to grasp the gist of the speech (if only once)

• Concentrate on identifying specific details or key words

• Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words by paying attention to the context in which they occur

• Learn to process information quickly

Tips on How to Be a Good Listener

• Give your full attention• Make sure your mind is focused• Let the speaker finish before you begin

to talk• Listen for main ideas• Jot down important points given by the

speaker• Pay particular attention on the use of

discourse markers or cohesive devices by the speaker

Listening Test

Father and Son