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126THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO IMPROVE LISTENING SKILLS
Fayazova D.S.
Fayazova Dilfuza Sadulloyevna — Teacher, ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT,
BUKHARA ENGINEERING-TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, BUKHARA, REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
Abstract: this is a review article on keys to effective listening and presenting skills which have been identified as two main skills to be improved for effective communication. Accordingly, the article focuses first on listening skills; importance, barriers for effective listening, and keys to improve listening skills.
Keyword: listening, presenting, soft skills, action plan.
Listening and attention skills are vital in a child's development because they allow the child to function properly in society. When developing these skills, it is important that your child become an active listener, which means that he use what he hears from you and others as part of the communication process. By setting a good example and working with your child to develop these skills, you can give him academic and social advantages in the future. Many language learners focus a lot on speaking. They don't spend as much effort on quietly listening.
Some people spend several hours a day listening to English. They know that, for their listening to improve, they need a lot of practice.
Unfortunately, this group of people usually fails to improve their listening as well.
Why is that?
Well, here's what usually happens to these people:
1. At first, they're excited to improve their listening.
2. They decide to listen to English for 2 hours every day.
3. After a while, they find it difficult to force themselves to practice.
4. Finally, they lose motivation and quit.
5. Because they quit too soon, their listening skills didn't improved.
This is how many "motivated" English students fail. They practice a lot in the beginning, and then they quit soon afterwards because it's hard to maintain that kind of practice.
Listening seems like it should be simple, or secondary to other more active language skills. To the surprise of many new learners, listening to a foreign language is difficult. If you've ever had to sit for a second language test, you'll know that the listening section is almost always the hardest. But, listening is a vital skill for language learning.
Research shows that when we communicate, we spend around 40-50% of our time listening, 2530% speaking, 11-16% reading and only 9% writing (although that last one might have changed in recent years due to the rise in social media). That means we spend about half the time listening! Reasons Why Listening is the ability to accurately receive and interpret messages in the communication process. Listening is key to all effective communication [1, 45]. Without the ability to listen effectively, messages are easily misunderstood. As a result, communication breaks down and the sender of the message can easily become frustrated or irritated. Listening means paying attention not only to the story, but how it is told, the use of language and voice, and how the other person uses his or her body. In other words, it means being aware of both verbal and non-verbal messages. Your ability to listen effectively depends on the degree to which you perceive and understand these messages. Listening is not a passive process. In fact, the listener can, and should, be at least as engaged in the process as the speaker. The phrase 'active listening' is used to describe this process of being fully involved. To improve the process of effective listening, it can be helpful to turn the problem on its head, and look at barriers to effective listening, or ineffective listening. For example, one common problem is that instead of listening closely to what someone is saying, we often get distracted after a sentence or two, and instead start to think about what we are going to say in reply. This means that we do not listen to the rest of the speaker's message. We may also get distracted by the speaker's appearance, or by what someone else is saying, which sounds more interesting. Even when we have the best of intentions, we can easily become distracted when trying to listen to others. If we can learn how to practice active listening, which involves not only offering attention but also communicating our comprehension, we can look smarter, feel better, and enhance all of our interpersonal relationships at work and at home. So, whether you're working to manifest the job of your dreams, the ideal romantic partner or that active social life you've always wanted, keep in mind these eight powerful times that will help you be a good listener. Paraphrasing and summarizing are both fantastic
communication skills that help you to make sense of a speaker's points and also allow you to demonstrate that you are listening closely [2, 23].
Improves Language and Communication. Children retain information through their interactions with others and this includes language skills. The more your child listens to what others have to say, the better her vocabulary and communication become. By helping her to develop her listening and attention skills, you make it easier for her to communicate with others once she goes to school. Overall, listening and learning go hand in hand.
Develops Literacy and Comprehension. As the child develops, he will begin using his listening skills to improve his vocabulary, grammar and reading ability. If he lacks listening skills or does not pay attention, he might struggle to pick up on mistakes he is making with his speech, since he will not hear what others have to say. Reading skills can also suffer if the child does not have adequate listening skills, since he might not pay attention to the words when someone else is reading to him.
Aids Social Development. When the child begins school, listening skills and attention span increase in importance. At this age, she will begin interacting with other children regularly and will have to retain information based on these interactions. The child's self-concept and social life are dependent on her interactions with her peers, states Davis-Kalugin. At this point, parents will become aware if the child's speech is underdeveloped, as she could have problems making friends or communicating with teachers.
Signs of Listening Problems. If your child is struggling with his listening or attention skills, a few signals could arise. He could have issues with following directions, having conversations with others or learning new words. He could also struggle with basic preschool concepts, like counting or learning different colors. Many children outgrow these problems over time, as they begin listening better once they realize that they do not know these things. In other children, however, intervention from a language specialist might become necessary. Whether you're learning a language or any other skill, there's no magic solution. Improving your listening skills takes time and a lot of focused listening but if you work at it in the right way you can actually make significant improvements faster than you might think [3, 11].
References
1. Bradbury A., 2000. Successful Presentation Skills. Kogan Page.
2. Diane B., 1988. The Business of Listening. Crisp Publications.
3. KratzD. & KratzA., 2005. Effective Listening Skills. New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing.
THE BEST WAYS TO LEARN ENGLISH Fayazova D.S.
Fayazova Dilfuza Sadulloyevna — Teacher, ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT, BUKHARA ENGINEERING-TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, BUKHARA, REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
Abstract: this article describes how students learn English easily and quickly. Keywords: pattern, rule, attitude, native language, effectively.
Accept That English Is a Weird Language. Sometimes you can find patterns in English grammar, but other times English doesn't make sense at all. For example, why are "read" (reed) and "read" (red) the same word, but pronounced differently depending on whether you're speaking in the past or present tense? Or why is "mice" the plural of "mouse", but "houses" is the plural of "house"?
Unfortunately, there are just as many exceptions as there are rules in English. It's easy to get stuck on learning how to speak English properly, if you try to find a reason for everything. Sometimes English is weird and unexplainable, so instead the best thing to do is just memorize the strange exceptions and move on.
Dive into the Deep End. Studying English for an hour once a week isn't usually enough to make any real progress. The best way to quickly improve your English is to spend at least a few minutes practicing every day. Immerse yourself as much as possible every time you study, and challenge
