影响英语听力各种因素的分析.docVIP

Introduction Listening and speaking are two important parts of English study. They link to each other inseparably, however, listening is more challenging than speaking. When we speak, we can choose appropriate words, sentence structures and speed of speaking. But we can not request the speaker to adjust himself to our speed. Listening is the basic part of communication and the first step of the language study, so listening play a main role in language skills. With the spread of communicative teaching method and reform of College English Test, people pay more attention to listening comprehension and request school to strengthen the teaching of English listening. However, it is difficult to improve listening skill soon because there are many factors affecting listening comprehension. 1. The Importance of Listening Listening, as a part of communication in human society, plays a more crucial role in today’s world which is experiencing information revolution and globalization. It is as well a significant element of improving English skill, takes an important position in English study. As a beginner, you must improve your listening level as soon as possible to master a language indeed. Listening correctly can lead to the fluency of reading and speaking. For any language, voice is in the first place, spoken language could represent the communication functionality of language. During the course of communicate, by way of tongue, rhythm and stress etc, both sides can exchange ideas better. One of the important destinations of studying language is that you can communicate with the person living with, and both levels of listening and method of how to listen are directly concerned with the degree of mastership. According to one American investigation, when human being is in his waking status, he spends 70% time to varied social activities, among them writing takes 11%, reading takes 15%, speaking takes 32%, but listening takes 42% at least. 1 Thus, improving English listening