LISTENING COMPREHENSION:

LISTENING COMPREHENSION: 

Listening is a process of receiving and interpreting the spoken word.

While receiving and interpreting the spoken word, the listener is concerned with four factors that is sensing, message, decoding or interpreting, evaluation and response.

Listening begins with physical hearing of the message and taking note of it. Sensing it thus the first step of the listening process you hear sounds and concentrate on them in order to receive the message.

Response is the action or reaction of the listener to the message

It is the best stage of listening. If the message has been analyzed, interpreted and evaluated correctly the response will be appropriat.

Listening may be classified into six types on the basis of purpose and output 

Superficial listening :

In this type of listening the listener has little awareness of the content of what is being said. The output in this type of listening is zero because the listener tends to ignore the message and is not able to concentrate on the theme.

Appreciative listening

The main purpose of ‘the appreciative’ listening is to get enjoyment and pleasure. Example includes listening to recording of songs, entertaining stories, and jokes and so on.

Focused listening 

Focused listening involves listening for specific information. The main purpose is to get some specific information that might be used to take a decision.

Evaluate listening

The main purpose of evaluate listening is to evaluate the content of the oral message to select appropriate information.

Attentive listening

As attentive listening is interactive and productive, facilitating proper interaction and more effective listener – speaker relationships it requires conscious effort on the part ofthe listener and demands concentration, involvement and responsibility. Some other examples of attentive listening include listening to administrative instructions.

Empathetic listening 

Empathetic listening is listening not only to what the speaker is saying but also to how he/she is saying that is her/his feelings emotions and state of mind.

Effective listening	Ineffective listening
⮚ The listener is aware of a clear specific purpose of listening and he/she is motivated to listen.	⮚ The listener has no clear purpose and he/she has no motivation to listen to the speaker.
⮚ The listener understands the language of the speaker.	⮚ The listener finds it difficult the language of the speaker.
⮚ The content of the oral message is accessible to the listener because of his/her familiarity with the content	⮚ The content is unfamiliar and far removed from the listener’s knowledge and experience.
⮚ The listener asks questions for clarification to ensure that he/she  has understood the speaker	⮚ The listener does not question the speaker regardless of whether he/she has heard accurately or not.
⮚ The listener has and uses back  ground information to help understand the lecture or speech.	⮚ The listener does not have or does not use background information.
⮚ The listener interprets and analyses while he/she listens.	⮚ The listener does not interpret and analyze while he/she listens.
⮚ The listener is able to use different strategies for different kinds of oral discourses.	⮚ The listener is not able to use  different strategies for different kinds of oral discourses.