Listening Comprehension: Intersections of the Past, Present and Future

• In Event: Listening in Practice: Past, Present, and Future

Abstract

The study of listening behavior has centered on listening comprehension. However, listening and communication scholars continue to debate what are the primary elements of listening understanding and comprehension (cf. Janusik, 2007; Fitch-Hauser & Hughes, 1992). This paper examines that research tradition as it informs current and future thinking about the listener as communicator.

Authors

• Andrew Wolvin, University of Maryland

• Charles Roberts, East Tennessee State University