Assignment
Assignment
Assignment
TO : SCHOLASTICA JERE
LEVEL : 1
SEMESTER : 1
ASSIGNMENT NUMBER : 1
Appreciative listening as a first type, this is also called listening for pleasure. Appreciative
listening is a way of enjoying and liking the beauty or fun in communication, it helps everyone
to feel happy and valued. This type of listening is evident during campus events, such as music
concerts, theatre performance, poetry reading and other entertainments that may occur on
campus for fun. For this information, on music concert as an example of appreciative listening
applied on campus, on 6th April during the weekend here at Mzuzu university, we had a music
concert that was themed “zalowa timwere za loan”, during this concert everyone appreciated the
fun and happiness they experienced. Entertainments like theatre performances and poetry
reading there are also campus application, they all improve the overall campus experience by
promoting a sense of enjoyment and appreciation. Wood (2000) highlights the role of
appreciative listening in improving wellbeing and promoting positive emotions, as individuals
deserve pleasure and satisfaction from engaging with aesthetically pleasing the stimuli.
Secondly, let us explore on empathetic listening. This refers to understanding other people´s
perspectives, feelings and emotions, this fosters trust, empathy and supportive relationships. An
individual engages in empathetic listening by using both mindfulness, which is fully engaged in
the moment (Wood, 2000). Rodgers (1957) emphasizes the importance of empathetic listening in
building positive relationships, as it demonstrates genuine concern and understanding for other
people´s experience and emotions.
Upon looking at empathetic listening, there is a way individuals listen for information and this is
called comprehensive listening. It refers to Understanding what others are saying because you
are aware of grasps and can make sense of the message, it also involves active engagement and
concentration (Morreable, Spitzberg & Barge, 2006).
On campus it can be applied during academic lectures, comprehensive listening helps students
understand difficult ideas and theories
Fourthly is critical listening, is the listening that challenges the speakers message by evaluating
its meaningfulness and utility (Pearson, Nelson, Titsworth & Harter, 1994). Critical listening and
critical thinking really go hand in hand, one cannot listen critically without thinking critically.
This type of listening is essential during debates, where students critically evaluate arguments
and evidence. Rost (2011), argues that critical listening enhances cognitive abilities and
promotes
Lastly, is precision listening, this refers to details for clue to the speakers feeling or state of
mind. On school campus can be applied in ways like, in study groups, when students participate
in study groups they can use precision listening to understand different perspectives, ask
questions and discuss concepts discussed by their peers. It can also be applied during lectures to
distinguish the lectures voice from background noise. According to (Adler & Roman, 2016)
precision listening forms the basis of effective communication enabling individuals to
understand speech and nonverbal signals.
Adler, R.B, & Rodman G. (2016). Understanding Human Communication. Oxford University
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Morreale, S.P., Spitzberg, B.H. and Barge, J.K (2006), Human communication, Motivation
Rogers, C.R. (1957). The Necessary and Sufficient Condition of therapeutic personality change.
Rost, M. (2011). Teaching and Researching and Listening (2nd Ed). Routledge.