UNIT 7 LISTENING

Listening is a receptive skill which can be a little difficult for some people, but for others can be an advantage. In this unit we can notice that students who are active listeners use new information more productively. They are better equipped to access their prior knowledge, which allows them to make connections with new information. It also enables them to decide how to use this information.

When we are learning a second language we have to take into account the pronunciation of words and use the correct stress and intonation. When student are listening a piece of information they can get complex grammar. But, it is very useful because they emphasized the real language. In the listening process students have to follow some activities that are useful for listening comprehension. Listening comprehension refers to the understanding of the implications and explicit meanings of words and sentences of spoken language. 

Learners have to pay attention to utterances, hesitations, simple grammar and general vocabulary. Furthermore, I consider that good listeners tap into their prior knowledge when hearing new information, they can more readily integrate new ideas.  Other ways of listening are: intensive and extensive listening. Intensive listening refers means that learners have to read different texts just to examine the contents that it has; especially in language classrooms; for example in classes when we follow a coursebook . Extensive listening is when learners hear for pleasure or enjoyment, students can acquire the correct pronunciation of different phonemes to be success in speaking skill. Even though, at the same time, oral language in the classroom gets increasingly complex. It is possible to hear sounds without consciously engaging in the process.Nevertheless, in this unit I clarified my mind and now I know realized that a second language can be acquire through listening.

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