LISTENING COMPREHENSION

LISTENING COMPREHENSION
 Different processes of understanding the spoken
language.
 Knowing speech sounds, comprehending the meaning of
individual words, and understanding the syntax of
sentences
 (Nadig, 2013)
 Refers to the understanding of what the listener has
heard.
 It is his/her ability to repeat the text despite the fact that
the listener may repeat the sounds without real
comprehension
 (Hamouda, 2013)
 An active process in which the listener constructs meaning
 (O‘Malley, Chamot, and Kupper, 1989 )

4 COMPONENTS OF LISTENING COMPREHENSION

1. The ability to differentiate all sounds, intonation patterns,
and voice qualities in the second language.
2. Understanding of the whole message uttered by a
speaker.
3. The ability to hold that message in one’s auditory memory
until it can be processed.
4. Comprehension.

STEPS IN COMPREHENDING (KASPAR, 1984)

1. Establish the context.
2. Activate related background knowledge and use it to
predict ideas the message may have.
3. Anticipate the general content of the message.
4. Sample the meaning carrying components of the material.
5. Use the samples to confirm or reject the formerly made
anticipations.

TIPS TO IMPROVE LISTENING COMPREHENSION

 Listening Consistency
 Listen with the text
 “Write what you hear” practice
 Listening repetition
 Speak with native speakers

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