GEEC 1052– EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH

TOPIC : LISTENING SKILLS

CONTENT : GENERAL LISTENING STRATEGIES

The skill of listening is very important for a student in particular because a large part
of his day-to-day activities involves listening-to lectures, instructions, discussions
and so on. In order to listen effectively, you must be able to understand what you are
listening to, break down the information you have obtained into manageable parts and
identify specific information. You must also be able to analyse what you hear. In other
words, you must be able to form opinions, draw conclusions, make inferences,
predict outcomes and generally evaluate the information that you are listening to.

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1.1 Selective listening for main ideas and supporting details

When you listen for the main idea, you listen generally in order to find out:

• the main subject or topic of the news item, speech, talk or discussion you are
listening to

• how the subject or topic is dealt with

Listening for Main Ideas

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Listening for Supporting Details

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Listening for Sequence of Ideas and Events

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Reference:

T.Parimala Devi Thevarajoo, Sharifah Shahnaz Syed Husain, Asha Latha Bala
Subramaniam, Haslina Sheikh Hassan & Ling, A.L.Y. (20100. Accelerate:
Enhance Your English. Petaling Jaya: Pearson Malaysia.

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