listening skill

collocation in English

meaningsoflistenandskill

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listen
noun[S]
uk
/ˈlɪs.ən/
us
/ˈlɪs.ən/
the act of listening ...
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skill
noun[C or U]
uk
/skɪl/
us
/skɪl/
an ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you have ...
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(Definition oflistenandskillfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflistening skill

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Finally, while the interpersonal mode plays out primarily as a speaking/listeningskillset, it also encompasses reading/writing when parties use these skills to interact.
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She has been able to judge the work objectively - an importantlisteningskillfor a music student and surely one of the aims of this project.
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Expertise in translating clearly improves simultaneouslisteningskill.
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They were instrumental and musically interesting but did not require complex listening skills.
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This open approach to the analysis of assessment gradings helped to nuance the critical listening skills of both staff and students.
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I found this an extremely illuminating outcome because it gives an insight into children's perception of a developmental spiral in their listening skills.
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I believe the experimental activities described in this study provide a comprehensive framework for developing and assessing musical listening skills.
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Additionally, teachers who were perceived as native speakers were seen as more likeable, educated, experienced, and overall better teachers, especially for speaking/listening skills.
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While a top-down approach will help listeners develop real-life listening skills, it is not adequate for developing word recognition skills.
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This study explored ways of enhancing children's intuitive response to music in terms of their enjoyment and development of their listening skills.
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Because it entails children adjusting to each other's performance, ensemble playing also trains their listening skills.
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A second pair of lines measured the selfperception of their listening skills and where they thought their friends might put them on the listening skills line.
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I was encouraged by many of the comments and indicated a high level of concentration and sophisticated listening skills that participants seemed to be practising without being consciously aware.
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Some of the main skills required to attain a high standard of playing were also agreed: the ability to be self-critical; the importance of concentrated listening skills.
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On the other hand, a focus on the process of listening through regular classroom practice, unencumbered by the threat of evaluation, can help listeners to develop their listening skills.
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She interjects, however, to offer praise of her own listening skills (17), which, presumably, she sees as connected to the skills she uses on the job.
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Other aims include helping students to develop their listening skills, setting and achieving manageable targets, and supporting and helping them to understand what is causing their frustrations.
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Health care providers who had nurturing behaviors such as good listening skills and humor and who treated their patients like "real people" were reported to nurture hope.
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The listening skills required in an interview require more focus and attention to detail than what is typical in normal conversation.
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Students were also found to improve fluency and listening skills.
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