Importance of Listening

ASSESSING LISTENING

There is a huge difference between "hearing" and "listening." Hearing is the physical ability in which the ears receive sound and transmit those waves to the brain. Listening is a skill that allows for comprehension of those sounds. It requires concentration. And it is essential for success in 

school and at work.

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 Listening skills are an important part of communication skills, although they haven't been given as much focus as speech or reading skills. However, it takes a good listener to create a good speaker. It's basic. A baby starts speaking after listening to the words parents and other adults or children say to the infant.

Listening is also important because it:

·  Occupies a big chunk of the time we spend communicating in the language. Think about the times you spend listening to others speak or listening to songs, news, lectures, YouTube, etc. Recent advances in technology have served to raise the profile of the listening skill in language teaching.

· Provides input that can be very significant for second language acquisition in general and for the development of the speaking skill in particular.

·Promotes non-linear processing of language and encourages learners to develop "holistic" strategies to texts.