Listening is the first language skill that we acquire in our lives, and is the one that we

Use the most for the remainder of our lives (Özbay, 2010a; Coşkun, 2007; Lundsteen,

1979). Listening, which is one of the most important means of obtaining conceptualand actual

information (Collins, Brown & Newman, 1989), begins in the pre-school period as the child

strives to understand the world and helps establish the foundation

for the child’s knowledge, feelings, and the development of basic mental structures(Arıcı, 2008;

Sever, 2004; Keskinkılıç and Keskinkılıç, 2005). Listening skills are

Utilized in almost all circumstances where learning may occur. Studies have revealedthat

listening skills are used in many parts of an individual's daily and academic life

 (Rost, 2002) defines listening, in its broadest sense, as a process of receiving what the speaker actually

says (receptive orientation); constructing and representing meaning (constructive orientation); negotiating

meaning with the speaker and responding (collaborative orientation); and, creating meaning through

involvement, imagination and empathy (transformative orientation). Listening is a complex, active process

of interpretation in which listeners match what they hear with what they already know.

 (Rost, 2002) defines listening, in its broadest sense, as a process of receiving what the speaker actually says (receptive orientation); constructing and representing meaning (constructive orientation); negotiating meaning with the speaker and responding (collaborative orientation); and, creating meaning through involvement, imagination and empathy (transformative orientation). Listening is a complex, active processes of interpretation in which listeners match what they hear with what they already know.