Surbhi (2016) stated that hearing is the natural ability or an inborn
trait that allows us to recognize sound through ears by catching vibrations.
Surbhi (2016) also stated that listening is defined as the learned skill,
in which we can receive sounds through ears, and transform them into meaningful
messages. To put simply, it is the process of diligently hearing and
interpreting the meaning of words and sentences spoken by the speaker, during
the conversation.
I disagree with the statement that
“if a student can hear, he or she can also listen”. Listening and hearing are
not same. If the students can hear, it does not mean they can listen. Listening
needs concentration and ability to transform sounds into meaningful messages
while the hearing is a skill which we use our ears only. Hearing occurs without
our concern and it can happen even in sleep for example, a student can hear a
lesson even though he is day dreaming however, he cannot understand the lesson
if he does not listen.
The hearing is the action of
recognizing sound while listening needs both hearing and knowledge. Listening
is only accomplished when we hear and understand the sound for example, when my
teacher explained about mathematics formula and I was not ready to listen
because not interested. So, I talked with my friend and I switched off and not
paying any attention. The teaching process between me and my teacher was a
hearing process because I heard the teacher’s sound but I did not focus. The
conversation between my friend and I was a listening process because I understood
her than my teacher.
In conclusion, the students have to
be aware the differences between hearing and listening in order to improve
their learning process. Thus, the listening skills are important in the
learning of a language.
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