HowtoTeachListeningAliceChiu2006
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Islisteningapassiveoractiveskill
Listeningisconsideredtoinvolvetheactiveselectingandinterpretingofinformationcomingfromauditorycluessothatalistenercanidentifywhatishappeningandwhatisbeingexpressed
-Richards,JC
“ListeningComprehension:Approach,design,procedure
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Whatdoeslisteninginvolve
IdentifyinginformationSearchingmemoriesRelatingthatinformationtothosememoriesFillingitintheproperspot(or)CreatinganewplaceforitUsingitwhenneededEffectivelistenersmonitorcomprehensionassociatenewinformationwithbackgroundknowledgemakeinferencesaboutunknownwordscontinuelisteningeveniftheydon’tunderstandcertainwordshavemetacognitiveknowledgeaboutthetaskmanagetogetthemainidearatherthanlistenword-for-wordWhatinterfereswithlis