This means that a good way and an important component of learning English is listening. Listening to English (or any other language) is “vital” if a student wishes to improve his or her English skills. It’s a basic element of communication. Without it, verbal communication can’t really exist.
So, what to do to improve your listening skills? Once again, anything you do is good. Don’t “dismiss” anything. The most important thing is that you do it. In the past we mentioned that “just getting started is half the battle”. Set yourself some goals and then spend your time reaching them. It’s very helpful to write your goals down. For example, tell yourself that you are going to watch 1 or 2 hours of TV a week in English.
This brings us to how. How can I improve my English listening skills? What can I do?
As mentioned above, try watching TV in English. This is probably the best way of learning listening. It’s also “quite possibly” the funnest way. It’s easy. Find a TV show that you like and start watching it. If it seems too difficult, you can see if your TV has a “subtitle” function. If it does, use this function so that you can read the words as you are watching the show. If your TV doesn’t have this function, you might try finding a TV show on the internet that comes with subtitles. Or, you can purchase a TV show series on DVD. Or, you might be able to purchase a show on the internet and then download it.
You might try watching the news in English, if this is your interest. I have to caution you, though. “Often times” the news can be quite difficult to understand. And, students have said that it’s just “over their heads”. So, give it a try and don’t be so easily discouraged. The more you do it, the better you will get.