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Listening

Why is listening different from hearing? What is the skill of listening and how can we develop that skill?

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Mon 6 Mar 2017 07:32GMT
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  • Fri 3 Mar 2017 19:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
  • Fri 3 Mar 2017 20:32GMT
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  • Fri 3 Mar 2017 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service East Asia
  • Sun 5 Mar 2017 11:32GMT
    BBC World Service except News Internet
  • Mon 6 Mar 2017 02:32GMT
    BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
  • Mon 6 Mar 2017 03:32GMT
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  • Mon 6 Mar 2017 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service East Asia & South Asia only
  • Mon 6 Mar 2017 05:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia
  • Mon 6 Mar 2017 07:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & Europe and the Middle East only

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