Listening

Question 1

the process of receiving, constructing meaning from, and responding to a spoken and/ or non-verbal message (International Reading Association)

Answer 1

Listening

Question 2

Types of Listening

Answer 2

• Appreciative Listening
• Emphatic Listening
• Comprehensive/Active Listening
• Critical/ Analytical Listening

Question 3

listening for pleasure and enjoyment, as when we listen to music, to a comedy routine, or to an entertaining speech

Answer 3

Appreciative Listening

Question 4

listening to provide emotional support for the speaker, as when a psychiatrist listens to a patient or when we lend a sympathetic ear to a friend

Answer 4

Emphatic Listening

Question 5

-listening to understand the message of a speaker, as when we attend a classroom lecture or listen to directions for finding a friend’s house

Answer 5

Comprehensive/ Active Listening

Question 6

listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting or rejecting it, as when we listen to the sales pitch of a used-car dealer or the campaign speech of a political candidate

Answer 6

Critical/ Analytical Listening