Listening In English LearningContentsContents1Abstract2Chapter I Introduction .3 1.1 Listening is assuming greater and greater importance in foreign language classrooms.3 1.2 Listening has dominated language pedagogy.4 1.3 Listening purpose is another important variable.5Chapter II Listening in practice.52.1 How to improve listening skills52.2 How to arrange listening time.62.3 The leaner-centered listening in practice.7Chapter III Experiments on the validity of the suggested ways.7Chapter IV Discussion on the experimental results.8ChapterConclusion9References.9 Abstract Abstract: More and more people use English as their second language. At this great moment, everyone thinks of how to learn it well and they also know listening and reading and writing are three basic skills. But listening in understanding native speakers plays more important role. So how to use it in learning English becomes the priority question. But there are not so many students know how to learn it well; how to improve listening skills and how to arrange listening time. Most students will find much difficulty in studying with the shade that exist in their heart. After a long time studying, they have no self-confidence day by day. Some students can not find the right way and add the anger to teacher and school; some students may want to drop out from school. So this paper can help them solve these problems, and help them seek the real interests and self-confidence. To some extend, they would seek the real wealth in English learning. More and more students will because English user in the near future, and they can also make contributions to our country.Key words: skills; process; time; practiceI Introduction 1.1 Listening is assumed of playing greater and greater importance in foreign language classrooms In learning a foreign language, listening is one of the basic skills. It plays an important role during study. Firstly, no matter which situation we are in, we have to understand what the others have said, then we can respond to the right information. Assuming that if a student couldnt know about the teachers purpose, it is impossible for him to grasp the actual meaning, let alone make great progress on foreign language learning. Secondly, as one of the basic skill, listening affects the other skills, such as reading, speaking and writing. These factors are interconnected. If one couldnt listen very well, he wouldnt write and understand what he have listened. At the same time, he has difficulty to speak out his idea. Consequently, these failures will affect his confidence and courage of learning. Therefore, it is vital for students to attach enough importance to listening.Listening is one of the receptive skills because learners have to receive the language from what they have heard. Much of our knowledge comes to us though our ears. Whats more, listening is also an essential means of communication. We are often faced with situations where a great deal depends on our ability to listen. Most people who have to operate in a foreign language environment can recall incidents which brought this truths home to them. As China has entered WTO, we use English more than we used to. It is well-known that English is one of the official languages. Whether it is in formal circumstances or in casual occasion, it is unavoidable to speak English. However, if we didnt listen to what people have said, how can he communicate with others? Communication depends on listening and speaking, listening is more important. It is necessary to master this skill.There is no denying that listening accounts for a great percentage of examinations. It is almost 35%. For example, in CET-4 and CET-6, listening remains irreplaceable position. It is also the easiest part to lose scores. It has been proved that those who se score high, is those whos listening is good. It is goes without saying that “once the principal contradiction is grasped, all problems can be readily solved”. It is no exception of listening. So much more emphasis should be laid on listening.We should know the problems that exist in our English learning:As far as schools are concerned, the leaders ignore the importance of listening. There is always lacking of enough listening facilities. This is a common phenomenon in junior schools, especially in the countryside. Being shorting of these necessary equipments is one obstacle to hold back the development of listening ability. Furthermore, schools couldnt provide adequate opportunity for students to practice listening. The leaders pay much more attenti