1. Listening is the first language skill that we acquire in our lives, and is the one that we
Use the most for the remainder of our lives (Özbay, 2010a; Coşkun, 2007; Lundsteen,
1979). Listening, which is one of the most important means of obtaining conceptualand actual
information (Collins, Brown & Newman, 1989), begins in the pre-school period as the child
strives to understand the world and helps establish the foundation
for the child’s knowledge, feelings, and the development of basic mental structures(Arıcı, 2008;
Sever, 2004; Keskinkılıç and Keskinkılıç, 2005). Listening skills are
Utilized in almost all circumstances where learning may occur. Studies have revealedthat
listening skills are used in many parts of an individual's daily and academic life
(Rost, 2002) defines listening, in its broadest sense, as a process of receiving what the speaker actually
says (receptive orientation); constructing and representing meaning (constructive orientation); negotiating
meaning with the speaker and responding (collaborative orientation); and, creating meaning through
involvement, imagination and empathy (transformative orientation). Listening is a complex, active process
of interpretation in which listeners match what they hear with what they already know.
(Rost, 2002) defines listening, in its broadest sense, as a process of receiving what the speaker actually
says (receptive orientation); constructing and representing meaning (constructive orientation); negotiating
meaning with the speaker and responding (collaborative orientation); and, creating meaning through
involvement, imagination and empathy (transformative orientation). Listening is a complex, active
processes of interpretation in which listeners match what they hear with what they already know.
