LEARNING TO LISTEN IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LESSONS

Abstract

Listening comprehension is the ability to distinguish and understand what others are saying, and in relation to academic work in foreign language lessons, it is the understanding of foreign language speech by ear during its passage. This involves understanding the speaker's accent, grammatical structures, and vocabulary. The problem of learning to perceive authentic speech by ear is one of the most important aspects of learning to communicate in a foreign language, and that is why the development and development of listening learning technologies that meet the demands of the time is extremely important. We encounter listening as an independent type of speech activity in various situations of real communication. This happens when we listen to:

• Various announcements;
• Radio and television news;
• Various instructions and errands;
• Lectures;
• the stories of the interlocutors;
• Performances by actors;
• a telephone conversation partner , etc.

The objectives of listening training can be defined as the following:

• develop certain skills;
• develop certain speech skills;
• teach communication skills;
• develop the necessary abilities and mental functions;
• Memorize speech material;
• teach students to understand the meaning of a single utterance;
• teach students to identify the main thing in the flow of information;
• develop auditory memory;
• develop an auditory response.