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ACADEMIC ENGLISH [UWB 10102]

ACADEMIC ENGLISH [UWB 10102]. Listening Skills. Mdm Siti Aisyah binti Akiah Faculty of Science, Technology & Human Development. “To listen well is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well, and is as essential to all true conversation..” (Chinese Proverb). Listening Skills.

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ACADEMIC ENGLISH [UWB 10102]

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  1. ACADEMIC ENGLISH[UWB 10102] ListeningSkills Mdm Siti Aisyah binti Akiah Faculty of Science, Technology & Human Development

  2. “To listen well is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well, and is as essential to all true conversation..” (Chinese Proverb)

  3. Listening Skills • Ability to identify and understand what others are saying • An active listener is able to do these 4 things simultaneously:- • understanding a speaker’s accent • understanding his grammar • understanding his vocabulary • grasping his meaning

  4. Basic steps in Listening • Listening enough to catch what the speaker is saying • Know or realize the speaker’s meaning • Think about what the speaker has said whether it makes sense STEP 1 Hearing STEP 2 Understanding STEP 3 Judging

  5. Strategies for Listening • Concentrate & focus on the speech • Listen with a purpose • Try to grasp the gist of the speech (if only once) • Concentrate on identifying specific details or key words • Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words by paying attention to the context in which they occur • Learn to process information quickly

  6. Tips on How to Be a Good Listener • Give your full attention • Make sure your mind is focused • Let the speaker finish before you begin to talk • Listen for main ideas • Jot down important points given by the speaker • Pay particular attention on the use of discourse markers or cohesive devices by the speaker

  7. Listening Test Father and Son

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