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The listening process

It can be easy to assume listening is a simple activity. In this video, Peter Matthews explores the listening process.

Listening is so commonplace in our day-to-day lives it can be easy to assume it’s a simple activity.

In this video you’ll explore the listening process and the mental effort required to make sense of what we hear.

References

Lynch, T. & Mendelsohn, D. 2002. Listening. In N. Schmitt (ed.), An introduction to applied linguistics. London: Arnold, 193–210.

Devito, J.A. 2019. The Interpersonal Communication Book (15th Edition). Pearson: Harlow

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