Listening to academic English
Listening is one of the most important communication skills. It’s an essential part of learning and understanding information in formal and informal interactions at university, and in communicating effectively with others including your lecturers, tutors and peers. In the university context, you will likely encounter situations that involve listening in two main areas:
- lectures, seminars, talks and presentations in which you will be listening (online or face-to face) to a speaker for an extended period of time with limited interaction opportunities
- interpersonal interactions which involve exchange of turns (online or face-to-face) in which you will be alternating roles listening and speaking to other people (e.g. one-on-one conversations, tutorials, conversations in small groups)
Active listening strategies can help you maximise the effectiveness of your listening in each of these situations whether you are listening to someone face-to-face or online.
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