Question

Definition of listening by different authors

Answer 1

While listening can be called absorbing of sound wave through your ears and getting interpreted through your brain, it is much more than that.

Earnest Hemmingway said that “When people talk, listen. Most people never listen”.

The poet Alice Duer Miller said “Listening is not merely not talking”.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Listening (TESL/TEFL) Listening is the ability to identify and understand what others are saying. This involves understanding a speaker's accent or pronunciation, his grammar and his vocabulary, and grasping his meaning (Howatt and Dakin). An able listener is capable of doing these four things simultaneously.