ACTIVE LISTENING!
WHAT IS LISTENING?
FOCUS AND ATTENTION
Listening is receiving language through
the ears. Listening involves identifying
the sounds of speech and processing
them into words and sentences. When
we listen, we use our ears to receive
individual sounds (letters, stress,
rhythm and pauses) and we use our
brain to convert these into messages
that mean something to us.
Listening in any language requires focus
and attention. It is a skill that some
people need to work at harder than
others. People who have difficulty
concentrating are typically poor
listeners. Listening in a second language
requires even greater focus.
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