Listening Strategies

Listening plays an important role in the process of learning or acquisition of any language. In fact, developing listening skills is crucial for language learners because they need to be able to understand what people are saying to them in English, either face-to-face, or on any recorded media (TV, radio, cds, internet, etc.). Furthermore, listening is a key for effective communication as indicated by Harmer (2007, p. 133), “successful spoken communication depends not only on people’s ability to speak, but also on the effectiveness of the way they listen,”. However, given the complexity of the listening comprehension process, foreign language learners encounter many difficulties to cope with native speakers’ natural speech.