ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#102 | October 17 | ISSN 0975-3036

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Listening is an important component of communication and an activity which is much more than mere hearing. It involves more attention and aids in building relationships that can bring  success both in one’s personal or professional front. The fact  that we have two ears and one mouth shows that listening is a more difficult task than speaking. Therefore,  listening  needs to be developed and nutured from the primary level itself.

Listening is hampered when the listener does not have the knowledge of  the

• sound system of the language
• words order in the sentence and their meaning
• meaning of individual words and the relation between words in the sentence
• meaning and use of  language in a  particular situations
• information  conveyed through non-verbal means such as  facial expression,  eye contact, and  body posture

Just as speaking and writing are given importance as productive skills, reading and listening require special training for their development as they are resceptive skills.There is no doubt that it is an important soft that needs to be honed. (more…)