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What distinguishes active listening from passive listening?
What is a characteristic of passive listening?
What role do non-verbal cues play in active listening?
Which of the following defines listening in terms of understanding meaning?
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How can one enhance listening skills during a conversation?
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What can be a challenge for many people in active listening?
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What is the primary goal of active listening?
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Which of the following best describes the nature of hearing?
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What is one of the most common barriers to active listening?
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Which key active listening skill involves giving undivided attention to the speaker?
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What does the skill of summarizing in active listening help to achieve?
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An effective active listening strategy would allow a listener to do what?
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Which of the following describes a characteristic of ethical listening?
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What does the 'withhold judgement' skill in active listening encourage?
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The stage of 'receiving' in listening encompasses which two activities?
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Which factor influences a learner's attention span during listening exercises?
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What is the main purpose of the 'remembering' stage in the listening process?
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What does the bottom-up process of listening primarily rely on?
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Which stage of the listening process involves evaluating the information received?
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What is a key activity in the pre-listening stage?
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How do learners use their background knowledge in the top-down process?
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What percentage of information do students typically retain after listening, according to Dale's Cone of Experience?
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What role does feedback play in the listening process?
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Which of the following is NOT a suggested activity during the pre-listening stage?
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What is one of the main purposes of pre-listening activities?
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Which activity can help students focus on important details during listening?
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How can teachers ensure that students understand the listening material?
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What is a crucial aspect of post-listening activities?
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Why is assessment important in teaching listening skills?
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Which of the following closely relates to integrating speaking and writing with listening?
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What should be made clear to students before starting the listening activity?
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What is an example of a pre-listening activity?
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Study Notes
Hearing vs Listening
- Hearing is an automatic, effortless brain function requiring no conscious effort, while listening is a purposeful, focused activity aimed at understanding meaning.
- Listening is an intentional process where language learners receive and respond to verbal and non-verbal messages.
Active Listening
- Involves both verbal and non-verbal gestures; requires making comments, asking questions, and participating in conversation.
- Active listening builds connections between new information and prior knowledge, enhancing comprehension.
Active vs Passive Listening
- Active listening consists of comprehension, focused attention, and providing feedback, leading to understanding and learning.
- Passive listening is characterized by one-way communication, lack of response, and inattention, resulting in minimal retention of information.
Importance of Active Listening
- Serves as a medium for knowledge acquisition and understanding.
- Spoken language facilitates interaction; listening exercises direct learner attention and promote engagement.
Barriers to Active Listening
- Noise acts as a primary distraction.
- Attention span is limited; engaging strategies can enhance focus.
- Receiver biases and apprehension can distort understanding, impacting information processing.
Key Active Listening Skills
- Pay attention by focusing solely on the speaker and integrating personal experiences.
- Withhold judgment to remain open-minded and welcome diverse perspectives.
- Reflect on experiences and emotions expressed by the speaker for deeper understanding.
- Seek clarity by confirming or clarifying misunderstood information.
- Summarize key points to ensure mutual understanding of the speaker's intent.
- Share relevant perspectives without imposing or judging the speaker's views.
Stages of Listening
- Receiving: Involves hearing, attending, and focusing to capture both verbal and non-verbal messages.
- Understanding: Contextualizes individual words and assigns meaning to the message.
- Remembering: Retention of information is generally low; memory aids like associations enhance recall.
- Evaluating: Involves objective interpretation of the received message.
- Responding: Feedback is crucial and demonstrates active participation through verbal or non-verbal reactions.
Listening Processes
- Bottom-up process: Understanding involves assembling information from sounds and word meanings piece by piece.
- Top-down process: Utilizes background knowledge and schema to derive meaning from listening.
LSRW (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing)
- Emphasizes that listening is foundational in language learning and should be prioritized in teaching.
Teaching Listening Activities
- Pre-listening: Set context, identify vocabulary needs, activate interest, and relate content to students' lives.
- While listening: Assess comprehension by allowing repeated listening, provide guided note-taking, and create thinking spaces for pauses.
- Post-listening: Encourage responses to content, analyze linguistic features, and integrate speaking and writing skills.
Assessment in Teaching Listening
- Assessment checks student progress and reinforces learning while allowing informed instructional decisions.
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Explore the differences between hearing and listening, focusing particularly on the components of active listening. Understand how active listening contributes to effective communication and knowledge retention. This quiz will challenge your understanding of the listening process and its significance in learning.
