The Effect of Background Music on Listening Comprehension among Intermediate Students

Abstract

Listening is a fundamental and integral aspect of human communication and understanding. it involves actively receiving, interpreting, and making sense of the information conveyed through spoken words, tones, and other auditory cues. Effective listening is crucial in various contexts, including personal relationships, professional settings, education, and everyday interactions. Classical music, known for its intricate melodies and harmonies, can enhance focus and concentration. Classical music has the power to evoke emotions and moods. Depending on the composition, it can be uplifting, calming, or energizing. Present study attempts to find out the impact of listening soft music in the background during the listening comprehension tests. Intermediate level English language learners have adequate vocabulary power and it is important to find out how far the listening background help them to orient their cognitive faculties during the soft musical background, since most of the adults habitat with musical aesthetics. Present study takes up 50 post graduate students of arts disciplines studying at the University found that listening to the calm and pleasant Beethoven music enhances the listening comprehension. This study also notices that listening background music did not affect test takers’ comprehension level and found that they feel better during the testing over those who were not given background music during the test.