Listening is an important mode in human communication. Similarly, teaching listening is a critical component in English teaching. Listening comprehension is affected and restricted by multiple factors among which can be divided into two categories: lingual ones and non-lingual ones. This paper made a comprehensive analysis on factors affecting listening comprehension from these two categories and put forward ways to improve listening comprehension by tactically making use of the favorable factors and actively overcoming unfavorable factors.
Lingual factors affecting listening comprehension include vocabulary, pronounciation of words and grammar. Non-lingual factors include students' psychology, listening habits, the degree of understanding of the English cultural background and the so-called "mother-tongue" factor. Therefore, the following ways are put forward to help students enhance their listening comprehension: help them improve their vocabulary, make sure their pronunciation is correct, help them improve their psychology, extend their understanding of English culture and overcome influences from their monther-tongue, etc. Listening is an important mode in human communication. Similarly, teaching listening is a critical component in English teaching. Listening comprehension is affected and restricted by multiple factors among which can be divided into two categories: lingual ones and non-lingual ones. This paper made a comprehensive analysis on factors affecting listening comprehension from these two categories and put forward ways to improve listening comprehension by tactically making use of the favorable factors and actively overcoming unfavorable factors.
Lingual factors affecting listening comprehension include vocabulary, pronounciation of words and grammar. Non-lingual factors include students' psychology, listening habits, the degree of understanding of the English cultural background and the so-called "mother-tongue" factor. Therefore, the following ways are put forward to help students enhance their listening comprehension: help them improve their vocabulary, make sure their pronunciation is correct, help them improve their psychology, extend their understanding of English culture and overcome influences from their monther-tongue, etc.