16-multidisciplinary online distance conference on "scientific and practical research in uzbekistan" part-14

Common Listening Problems in ESL Students
Now that we’ve considered RLL, let’s look at some common problems faced by students 
learning. a. second. language.. To. start,. simply. hearing. the. sounds. is. difficult.. Hearing. a. sound.
like ‘th’ in (thing), which doesn’t exist in several languages, forces the listener to attribute it 
to. the. closest. known. sound. they. have;. in. chinese. this. is. /s/,. in. french,. it’s. /z/.. Homophones.
and homonyms (saw – bear/bare) are more obvious obstacles, and then there’s intonation and 
stress..My.favorite.example.to.use.is,.“Did.you.steal.my.red.scarf?”.if.you.change.the.stress.to.
a.different.word.it.can.change.the.question.entirely..
Listening to Every Word is Often Unnecessary
.redundancy.and.noise.are.also.difficult.problems.that.learners.have.to.overcome..redundancy.
is.when.a.speaker.uses.too.many.words..in.native.listeners,.we.are.quite.good.at.tuning.out.until.
we.hear.what.we.need.to,.kind.of.like.scanning.texts,.the.rest.of.the.information.is.redundant..The.
same thing happens in listening, but for second language learners, all languages included, there 
is.an.innate.desire.to.understand.every.word.that.is.heard,.which.can.be.very.difficult,.and.often.
unnecessary..This.is.why.instruction.giving.is.so.important.to.plan.
Colloquial Speech in Listening is an Additional Problem in ESL Listening
Noise is when a word isn’t heard, either due to a background noise, the listener not knowing a 
word,.or.too.many.words.being.said.too.fast..You.may.have.just.been.teaching.the.sentence.“i.don’t.
know..Where.do.you.think.he.could.be?”,.but.it.may.sound.more.like.“i.dunno..Wej’thinkeeknbee?”.
when.said.in.a.colloquial.manner.
.colloquial.language.is.another.problem.and.something.all.teachers.should.be.acutely.aware.of..
Usually colloquial language is unplanned, jerky and spontaneous, delivered at a tremendous speed 
and.varies.in.tone,.pitch.and.speed..Not.to.mention.that.we.regularly.leave.letters.out.(comfortable,.
vegetable),.or.even.whole.words.(where.you.going?.What.you.doing?)..Being.aware.of.this.will.
help.you.and.your.students.and.is.something.that.shouldn’t.be.overlooked.
Listener Fatigue and Accents
Listener fatigue and accents can also cause problems, however the latter is an important element 

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