Abstract: Listening and speaking are the basic methods for people obtaining language information. They belong to the communication of language. According to the statistics, 45% language applied in the social practice are made complicated by listening. Therefore, listening, as a communicative behavior, plays an important part not only in everyday life but also in foreign language teaching. The theory of modern language teaching attaches more importance to the function of listening in language learning and language application. The neglect of listening teaching and the lack of science are changing. So we need to put forward more attempts. The goal of this essay is to analyze the causes of misunderstanding, and then put forward the corresponding strategies to help students to conquer their fear during the test of listening, so as to achieve high marks.
Key Words: causes of misunderstanding; strategy strategies; listening test
CONTENTS
Introduction 1
1. Current Circumstance of listening 2
2. Causes of Misunderstanding 4
2.1 Listening and Vocabulary 4
2.2 The Reality Between Listening and Reading 5
2.3 Listening and Memory 5
2.4 Listening in Practice 6
2.5 Listening and the Listener's Emotion 8
3. A Questionnaire Investigating Listening Obstacles of Junior School, Senior School and College Students 9
3.1 A Questionnaire 9
3.2 An Analysis of the Statistics of the Questionnaire 9
4. Strategies in Listening Test 10
4.1 To Strengthen Training of Basic Skills. 11
4.2 To Pay Attention to Selecting of Listening Materials. 11
4.3 To Pay Attention to Strategies in Training of Listening. 11
4.4 Training of Listening Should Increase the Frequency of Practice. 13
4.5 Four Circumstances Should be Avoided in Training of Listening 13
5. Conclusion 15
Bibliography 17
