Developing your listening skill in English: The beginning
From Fokus magazine (M) 'Living English with Teech Airil'
by Airil Haimi Adnan @ Teech, June 2008
Ramai pelajar sekolah rendah dan menengah menghadapi masalah untuk memahami apa yang mereka dengar dalam Bahasa Inggeris. Mungkin hal ini berbunyi remeh, tetapi realitinya tanpa kemahiran mendengar yang baik adalah agak sukar untuk anda mula bercakap dengan fasih dan menjadi seorang GELL. Maka bulan ini saya ingin anda mula melatih kemahiran mendengar anda pula…
For many international students of English, listening is the most difficult skill to acquire and to master. Basically, nobody can teach you how to listen well, so you must try to work hard to make this skill a part of your life.
Let me share with you a secret, even though it is hard to practice your listening skill in English – the more you persevere the more you will start to enjoy listening, because you will REALLY understand what is being said by people who are using English.
Imagine you are watching ‘Spongebob Squarepants’ in the original English language version. You think that Patrick, Spongebob’s friend has just cracked a joke. But, you are not laughing. In fact, you cannot laugh because you really do not understand what Spongebob and Patrick had said to each other!