The Necessity for Auditory Training with Idiomatic Expressions

Abstract

The goal of auditory training is to improve comprehensive listening skills for the hearing impaired. Listening ability does not simply mean the level of recognizing speech sounds by distinguishing them, but also includes predicting the speaker’s intention according to the situation and context, and responding appropriately. Speakers create their utterances in a way that tries to convey their intended meaning with minimal effort under the economic principle, resulting in concise expressions that are contingent on the context and situation. Therefore, correct listening education and training should be structured to have the ability to fully understand the omitted implications and implications contained in the speaker’s speech. For auditory training for those with hearing impaired to be effective, speech perception training must extend beyond simple phonological perception by integrating one's background knowledge and communication schema within various situations and contexts. Therefore, auditory training using idiomatic expressions plays a crucial role in improving the ability to construct discourse meanings as well as comprehend the speech patterns encountered by hearing-impaired individuals in their daily communication. It is necessary to select idiomatic expressions frequently encountered in real-world communication situations and conduct auditory training by presenting transparent expressions to opaque expressions, facilitating the hearing-impaired's grasp of meaning with ease.