TEACHING LISTENING AS AN ACTIVE SKILL: APPROACHES AND STRATEGIES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.70728/conf.v2.i02.027Keywords:
listening comprehension, approach, communicative language teachingAbstract
Early perspectives in language teaching treated listening as a passive skill that would develop naturally alongside speaking and reading. However, research and pedagogical developments over the twentieth century have demonstrated that listening is an active skill that can and should be explicitly taught. This paper highlights the role of comprehensible input, the importance of converting exposure into intake, and the application of cognitive and metacognitive strategies to enhance listening comprehension. The study underscores that teaching listening is essential for developing autonomy, improving comprehension, and supporting second language acquisition in both classroom and self-directed learning contexts.
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