1. Listening Skills
Ms.Geetanjali Gitay
Asst. Professor
Dept. of English
Gokhale Education Society’s
S.M.R.K. B.K. A.K Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Nasik-5.
Department of English
CC English (LL)
F.Y.B.Com. Sem I
Unit 2
2. Outline of the Presentation
Language Skills (LSRW)
Distribution of Language Skills
Definition of Listening
Steps in Listening
Types of Listening
Barriers to Listening
How to Improve Listening Skills
Benefits of Listening
Activity I, II ,III
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6. Definition
Listening is the process of receiving ,
constructing meaning from, and
responding to spoken and/or
nonverbal messages.
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7. Listening and Hearing
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Listening is different from hearing.
Hearing is a physical , involuntary
activity.
Listening involves application of mind
and interpretation of the message
received.
8. Steps in the Process of
Listening
Hearing
Interpretation
Evaluation
Response
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10. Barriers in Listening
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Physical Barriers – Noise , Distance.
Language Barrier, Pronunciation, Accent
Preconceived Notions
Emotional Disturbance
Mental Stress
Preoccupied Mind
Poor Health
Lack of Interest
Lack of Concentration
Dislike of the Speaker
Marginal Listening
Fake or Pretended Listening
11. How to improve listening
skills? Be attentive.
Be relaxed.
Be patient.
Do not allow or create distractions.
Put the speaker as ease.
Improve your listening span.
Show that you are listening
through response.
Keep an open mind.
Listen ‘between the lines’.
Ask questions.
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12. Benefits of Good Listening
Listening helps you gain knowledge.
It helps you learn new points of view,
good understanding of different
issues,
advice, solution to problems.
Learn about people and how their
mind works.
Improves relationships.
Helps you to be a good
coversationalist.
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13. How to improve listening
skills?
Put the speaker at ease.
Remove distractions.
Be relaxed.
Be patient.
Keep an open mind.
Do not judge quickly.
Ask questions
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