Relier Pairs Nature of listening strategiesVersion en ligne This activity aims to review the theory of the nature of listening strategies. par Paola Uribe 1 These are listening perspectives 2 Top down 3 Bottom up 4 Listening as acquisition 5 Listening as comprehension Everyday communication. Listening as comprehension and listening as acquisition It starts decoding the smallest units- phonemes and syllables- to lead us towards meaning. Listening for instructional goals. It emphasizes the use of background knowledge to predict content.