I interviewed George and he said that the skill in
which he had more problems to develop was the listening skill. He said that
there are many factors that can affect at the moment to understand an audio.
For example: If there is
to much noise, it is hard for him to get concentrate. I think it is true, because
the environmental noise can affect a lot at the moment to hear something.
I also asked him what kind of things he has done in
order to improve that skill. He said that he took advantage of the internet and
started to look for websites which helped him a lot in the process. He also said
podcasts are pretty nice since the variety of topics they offer makes it easy
to look for something you are interesting in.
The activities which he liked were the ones that
revealed information on how to be an effective listener. For example, listen to
a story and write down specific details such as: names, characters, objects,
etc. Another activity, he considered really useful was to Draw a picture of
what he was listening. Deliberate mistakes was also helpful for him; listening
to information that was not right so that he had to notice it and at the same
time, he was able to make a self correction.
I'm in agreement with him, I consider that to
develop the listening skill is not easy because it requires a lot of practice
in order to get familiar with different accents, expressions, and vocabulary. So,
if you want to develop the listening skill you must practice as much as possible.
Hello Vero!! Listening has been one of the most difficult skill for me too! I agree with Geotge! because when ther´s too much noice is difficult to pay atention specially when we are under the stresss of an exam. If we have that kind of problem we should practice by listeng conversations, listening to music, etc. Now with the use of technology we can improve the skill that is more difficult for us!
ReplyDeleteHello!! I had the same problem!!and I used internet to develop listening skill as well. I think that is important for the people to look for help when they realize that they have some problems with certain skill. I liked the activities George used to improve.
ReplyDeleteI must say that all the skills are diffucult to develop and as we are different, we all face different situations. And i think listening is a very difficult skill for some people to be developed because it is really difficult to understand native speakers talking. likewise, the quality of the audios sometimes its not so good. so the best better you can do is to look for your own sources, in that way you listen to the audio as many times as you want!!!
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