Advanced English 8

Speech and

Stage Arts
The Listening Process
 Good listening begins
with a willingness to participate
completely in a communication
situation.
Listening stimulates better
communication between
the parties involved.
 Listening contributes to
and promotes better responses
among the members of the group.
Listening helps you (as listener)
enjoy what you hear.
 Listening assists you
in understanding what
is being said.
 Listening enables you
to react to what is said.
Listening plays a vital role in
general voice improvement.
Attention Factor
Most people have normal hearing
but they do not listen well.
 They listen very little
to what is said and how it sounds.
 They are almost amazed to find
someone who hears and
understands every word spoken.
Auditory Discrimination
This mainly involves listening
to sounds and analyzing them
on the basis of quality, pitch,
loudness, and rate.
Listening Comprehension
Listening comprehension or aural
comprehension is the process
of translating and interrelating
sounds, quality, pitch, loudness,
and rate into thought symbols.
It is the ability of the listener
to understand and respond
to significant signals
and oral messages.