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HOW TO IMPROVE LISTENING IN CLASS
Jalgasova Klara
Rustambekovna
Student of 2204-group
Uzbekistan State World Languages University
Scientific advisor: Kuchkarova Janar
Listening is essential in every school, university and other places. Firstly, we should
know differance between listening and hearing. Actually, listening means paying
attention to the words that are being spoken with intention of understanding . Learners
have to be able to comprehend the main idea of what is said. Listening differs from
hearing. Hearing refers to something that happens without effort. You can hear something
even when you do not to hear and not trying to hear it. For instance, you can hear the
sound of rainfall, the sound of cars and so on . However, listening and hearing are related
to each other, because in order to listen in class or any kind of place, everyone need to be
able to hear. That is why if you are not able to hear, you will not to acquire knowledge
of listening. Listening is valuable skill on both a personal and professional level.
We listen others in two ways : active and passive. Active listening includes responses
that demonstrate that you understand what the other person is trying to tell you about his
or her experience. This is a communication technique that is very different from the
passive or unfocused listening that we often adopt in everyday conversation. Passive
listening is little more than hearing. Passive listening is listening without reacting:
allowing someone to speak, without interrupting. Not doing anything else at the same
time, and yet not really paying attention to what’s being said. Passive listening is one-
way communication where the receiver doesn’t provide feedback or ask questions and
may or may not understand the sender’s message. Nevertheless, active listening is a good
way to build and begin relationships with people. In active listening, the listener has to
concentrate, understand, respond and then remember what was communicated. In order
to be a better listener there are a few techniques that you shoul follow. They are :
1. Maintain eye contact.
Focusing eye contact helps also improve consentration. This
helps you fully understand what the speaker is saying.
2 . Do not interrupt.
Do not bother the speaker until he or she finishes his or her
sentences. Let the speaker complete his or her thougths. Otherwose, this can create
negative impact on them.
3.
Ask some questions.
Asking questions is a good way to show that you are listening.
This also provides clarification and ensures understanding.
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4.
Repeat what the speaker says.
Summarize by repeating or paraphrasing the main
idea of massage that speaker says. It gives speaker to correct you if it is necessary.
There are some types of listening and they are : Deep listening, Full listening, Critical
listening and Therapeutic listening.
Deep listening
occurs when you are committed to
understanding the speaker’s perspective. It involves paying attention to both verbal and
nonverbal cues, such as the words being used, the speaker’s div language, and their
tone. This type of listening helps build trust and rapport, and it helps others feel
comfortable in expressing their thoughts and opinions.
Full listening
involves paying
close and careful attention to what the speaker is conveying. It often involves the use of
active listening techniques, such as paraphrasing what’s been said to the person you are
speaking with to ensure you understand their messaging. Full listening is useful in the
classroom, when someone is instructing you on how to complete a task, and when
discussing work projects with superiors.
Critical listening
involves using systematic
reasoning and careful thought to analyze a speaker’s message and separate fact from
opinion.
Critical listening is often useful in situations when speakers may have a certain agenda
or goal, such as watching political debates, or when a salesperson is pitching a product
or service.
Therapeutic listening
means allowing a friend, colleague, or family member
to discuss their problems. It involves emphasizing and applying supportive nonverbal
cues, such as nodding and maintaining eye contact, in addition to empathizing with their
experiences.
As everydiv knows, there are many kinds of children characterization in listening
activity. So teachers should develop various interesting activities in order to increase
pupils' listening skills. One of useful strategies is TPR activities. TPR stands for Total
Physical Response. In TPR teacher gives a command an oral command while he / she
demonstrates it. After this students follow him / her and helps them pay attention others
massages and orders. It utilizes visual, tectile and auditory listening types. TPR strategy
helps children listen carefully, attentively and follow directions. Total Physical Response
activities was originally developed by James Asher in California, 1970s. This activity
was invented to learn a second language.
In addition to this, you can use games related to listening that you want .Games create
a lively opportunity to use repetitive activities that enhance these skills and cultivate
auditory and literacy development. For example,
Hot or Cold
Following directions and
deciphering clues is an early listening skill that is critical to young children’s social and
academic development. Hot or Cold is a simple and fun way to exercise those skills
anywhere you happen to be.
Simon says
Facilitate an old- fashioned game of Simon Says
as a way to emphasize the importance of focus and following directions.
Guess Who
Playing games with varying sounds helps children learn to identify and connect sounds
with objects, which promotes perception and language development.
Taking everything into account, listening is important in our lives. Because of it we
can build relationship, understand a lot of things and learn new information.
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Teachers should create new kinds of strategies to improve children's listening skills.
What kind of strategy ... it is up to their mind.
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Sadikova, Sevinch. "THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL BASICS OF
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