ENGLISH LISTENING COMPETENCE AS THE OBJECT OF SELF-ASSESSMENT

Abstract

The article analyzes the concept of English listening competence which is considered as a set of attainment of phonetics, vocabulary, grammar; receptive (phonetic, lexical and grammatical) awareness; listening skills and the abilities of the individual to perceive, understand and respond in English based on a complex of dynamic interaction of relevant attainment, skills, and abilities. The components of English listening competence are thoroughly analyzed and described. The difference between the Independent Users B 2.1 and B 2.2. is researched. The main results include the following matters: the B 2.1 User can understand the main ideas of linguistically complex speech on special and abstract topics presented in a common dialect, including discussions on technical issues in the area of his / her field of knowledge. The B 2.1 User is able to follow a long and complex argument if the topic is rather familiar, and the way of speech is explicitly marked; while the B. 2.2 User is able to understand the spoken language, “live” or broadcast on TV or radio on familiar and unfamiliar topics that are commonly used in personal, social, academic or professional sphere. Only excessive background noise, specific discourse structure and / or using of idioms can affect the ability to understand speech messages.