Secondly, the receptive skill of listening is now integrated with viewing (see Appendix 1) and taken to be, “especially necessary in building a strong foundation in English at the start of language learning” (English Language Syllabus 2010, p.19). The Learning Outcomes for listening and viewing skills as specified in the Syllabus state that learners are to:
1) develop positive listening and viewing attitudes and behavior;
2) apply appropriate skills and strategies to process meaning from texts;
3) critically evaluate texts; and
4) construct meaning of a variety of extensive spoken, audio and visual texts.