Improving Attention And Enhancing Listening Skills

Question 1

Ability to precisely receive and understand messages in the process of communication

Answer 1

Listening

Question 2

Important skills in learning the language

Answer 2

Attention and listening

Question 3

Reasons why students and other people find listening difficult:(6)

Answer 3

1. Time to process the language
2. Difficulty to understand the language
3. Speaker’s Voice is unclear, too fast, too calm
4. Medical disorder and hearing loss
5. External distractions
6. Lack of information knowledge

Question 4

Listening begins?

Answer 4

With the process of receiving and it ends with the process of responding

Question 5

Listening process

Answer 5

Receving➡️Attending➡️Understanding➡️Remembering➡️Evaluating➡️ Responding

Question 6

Refers to the response caused by sound waves, stimulating the sensory receptors of the ear

Answer 6

Recieving

Question 7

Means that one learns what the speaker says or means

Answer 7

Understanding

Question 8

Example of understanding

Answer 8

Understanding the speaker’s thoughts, emotional tone, feelings behind the words

Question 9

Means that the individual understands the message and adds it to the mind storage bank

Answer 9

Interpreting

Question 10

Consists of judging the message

Answer 10

Evaluating

Question 11

Checks speaker’s reliability and trustworthiness

Answer 11

Evaluating

Question 12

A stage that requires the receiver to complete the process through feedback

Answer 12

Responding

Question 13

2 types of giving respond:

Answer 13

1. Nonverbal

2. Verbal

Question 14

Types of listeners

Answer 14

1. Whatevers
2. Combatives
3. Analysts
4. Engagers

Question 15

Listeners show little emotion when listenig

Answer 15

Whatevers

Question 16

Listeners don’t care what the speakers says

Answer 16

Whatevers

Question 17

Listeners enjoy contradicting and blaming others

Answer 17

Combatives

Question 18

People think that they are great listeners and love to help

Answer 18

Analysts

Question 19

Act in the role of counsellor or therapist who is ready to provide unsolicited answers

Answer 19

Analysts

Question 20

People are willfully aware listeners

Answer 20

Engagers

Question 21

The give their eyes, ears and hearts when they listen.

Answer 21

Engagers

Question 22

Listening become easy…

Answer 22

If the listeners know his/her reasons or purpose why he/she listens

Question 23

We listen because: (8)

Answer 23

💕we express oneself
💕understand something
💕to share and exchange information
💕to make decisions on controversial issues
💕to entertain people
💕to express constructive criticism
💕to evaluate ideas
💕to show concern

Question 24

3 barriers of listening:

Answer 24

1. External barriers
2. Speaker barriers
3. Listener barriers

Question 25

These _____ avoid people from understanding the ideas, thoughts, or feelings of other persons.

Answer 25

Barriers

Question 26

Situations in the environment that keep listeners from giving attention to the speaker.

Answer 26

External barrier

Question 27

Example of external barrier

Answer 27

Noise Distractions Poor phone connection

Question 28

Speaker’s characteristics that interfere with listening

Answer 28

Speaker barrier

Question 29

Example of speaker barrier: (4)

Answer 29

Distracting appearance Manner Prejudice Lack of trustworthiness

Question 30

Personal attitude that interfere with listening

Answer 30

Listener barriers

Question 31

Example of listener barriers: (3)

Answer 31

💜Internal distractions (your thoughts and feelings) 💜lack of knowledge (unfamiliar words/vocabulary) 💜personal prejudices (being close minded)