DO ENGINEERING GRADUATES POSSESS ACTIVE LISTENING SKILL? (Pages 170-174) by Dr. Bishnu Paramguru Mahapatra in THE ENGLISH RESEARCH EXPRESS / ISSN:2321-1164 (Online); 2347-2642 (Print)

Engineering graduates have always been encouraged from all corners to become very good speakers so as to fit to the industry or to get a job. But they have never been trained to become a very good listeners . One should not forget that one cannot speak unless one listens to the content properly. Active listening must be there in the mind of listener or speaker so as to avoid any kind of miscommunication in any context of professional setting. Thus the need of the day is Engineering graduates must be trained to become not only very good speakers rather to become a very good or active listeners.ngineering graduates have always been encouraged from all corners to become very good speakers so as to fit to the industry or to get a job. But they have never been trained to become a very good listeners . One should not forget that one cannot speak unless one listens to the content properly. Active listening must be there in the mind of listener or speaker so as to avoid any kind of miscommunication in any context of professional setting. Thus the need of the day is Engineering graduates must be trained to become not only very good speakers rather to become a very good or active listeners.Keywords: Active Listening, Content, Professional setting, Active listening, Engineering graduates.