Sustainable Listening: A Driving Force to Enhance SpeakingCapabilities Among University Students

Abstract

The basic purpose of this observatory study is the emphasis on enhancing the speaking capabilities of university students by applying the consistency of sustainable listening. This study is going to encounter the general perception that the students learn the best in their mother language. But in case of South Asian countries, specifically Pakistan, the trend from the earlier education is to study broadly in the medium of English with that of basic subject in mother language. The confusion of converting the understandability from one language to other sometimes contributes in the inability of students to produce desired results. This observatory study spanning two years took under consideration university students from different backgrounds studying in Masters, Bachelors and Associate degree programs where it’s obligatory from regulatory bodies to take the exams in the medium of English with exception for applied language subjects. The inability of the students replicating the statements in their heads and to speak thoroughly in English has been observed and a sustained way of proper listening to calibrate the art of speaking has been exonerated. The teacher has been requested to contribute thoroughly in increasing the listening capabilities of students by teaching in the medium of English and the applied resistances from the student’s side has been observed. This study played a major part in our understanding of incessant listening experience of students and demonstrate their speaking capabilities just by living under the umbrella of sustainable listening of one language within the classroom environment. The study also presents an importance of our teaching methodology where language plays a greater part in developing the speaking capabilities of students which in turn has an uptick effect in their personality development.