Listening is one componentof the skills prossessed by a person when they have good

interpersonal skills proficiency. An effective communication can be done by someone .if you
have good listening skills, and the ability to listen to be central to possess someone to be
considered for the establishment of effective communication. Listeningis not just literal use
of hearing ( ears ), but has a broader meaning. Basic capability can listen inborn and will be
developed through a process of learning.

The process of learning path that will make the concerned have effective listening.
Listening is often regarded as an act of passif and not important. In fact, good listening is an
active process and requires diligent effort. Many consider speaking in publick is difficult but
there are even more difficult is the willingness and awareness to hear. Listening skills are
insdispensable in the learning process.

Listening is our understanding in listening to English. Either directly or throught the

media such as music or film. Listening is an important material in english because we have to
know what people are saying to us. To be able to master the listening we need to really
understand the words we hear.

Listening menurut para ahli

Drs. Hanapi natasasmit (1995:18) listening is listening specifically and centered on

the object on refer to. Tarin: 1983 listening is process of listening to verbal sysmbols with
caring, understanding, appreciation, and interpretasi, to obtain information, capture the
content, as well as to understand the meaning of communication that are not delivered by the
speaker throught speech or spoken language. Djago tarin ( 1991 : 4 ) listening is an activity
that includes the activities of the sounds of language listening, identifying,judging, and
reacting the meaning contained in the material gathering. Rusel and russel : listening means
to listen with understanding and attention and appreciation.

General dictionary indonesian ( w.j.s. poewardanita )listening is listening to ( defend

what people say ), listening is listening is good practice. Anderson in tarin (1994 : 28 )
listening as a big process to listen, recognize and interpret symbols orally. Akhadi-at (1992 ;
142 ) in sutari, at al ( 1997 : 18-19 ) listening is a process that includes listening to sounds of
language activities,identify, interpret, and meaning contained there in. K. Harimurti : 1981
listening means to listen with understanding and attention and appreciation.
 The problem that disturbed the listening process are physical factors, psyhological
factors, and the last experience factors. Physical factors is the physical condition of listeners
at the time he held the listenig. Listenig physical condition consists of two things, the
condition is very good listeners ( prime ) and listened phyiscalcondition is very bad. As for
which included physical condition is bad listening.Listeners is sickness, so they can not listen
properly, hearing devices listeners disturbed or damaged, liteners unfavorable environmental
condition, listening tools can not function,so that the listeners fall.

Physchological factors are factors associated with pysichiatrick symptoms listeners.

This can be either : less symphatetic attitude of listeners, listeners have a very high self-
centered attitude, too narrow-minded listeners who listen to the problems, deep sense of
boredom arising from the listeners, the attitude shown lack of respect for the speaker
listeners. And the last the experience factors is that everything that has ever previously
experienced listeners. Many and varied experience will enrich the listeners them selves.
Listening experience in the form of : or ideas that have been obtained previously, topic or
subject as gathering materials, expressions or new idiom has ever had, new terms and terms
of freign owned, effective listening techniques that have been owned listeners, delivery style
and the style of listening should be harmonized, and how to resolve the tension that happens
to listeners.

Study pronounciation or pronounciation. Some say that pronounciation is all about

speaking. But the truth learn about pronounciationmake you better understand native speaker.
This is becausethe listeners must know how the language is being changed if it does not
happen by natural. Watchingvidio or listen to audio in english with a transcript. When you
listen to the English transcript, you can read what is says when you hear it. This you can
do,when you are watching a movie or listening to your favorite songs. You can use the
transcript or the lyrics to help you.

The secon way, but the differenc on the Tv show in the English language you will not
get a transcript that can help you. You must be an active listening.spek with native speaker.
Speaking with native speaker, and if you do not understand what they say, give them question
about the language. But if you do not understand native speakers,let them also.

Write sentecesyou do not understand and try to use it at a later date. Use sentences
that a written to test your self. Some time learning and finding out English like putting a
puzzle together. After a few moments, the piece will begin to fit together. And use english in
daily activities.
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LISTENING SKILL IN SECOND LANGUAGE

BY:
MARIA M. E. T. JENAHAT

ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAMME

SEKOLAH TINGGI KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN
ST. PAULUS RUTENG TAHUN 2017