听写，又名默书、默写，是一种教学方式，由一个人（通常是老师或者父母来充当这个角色）来读一些词语，或句子，由学生（或子女）来写下相对应的文本。

由于中文的特色：一个音节（读音，或者说发音）可能对应很多字，所以在汉语里，通过词来判断字就变得非常重要。这个能力的训练主要通过“听写”来完成。

学习外语时，老师也会对学生进行听写的训练与测验，而且学生通常会被要求写出对应的母语词汇。

Dictation is the transcription of spoken text: one person who is "dictating" speaks and another who is "taking dictation" writes down the words as they are spoken. Among speakers of several languages, dictation is used as a test of language skill, similar to spelling bees in the English-speaking world. Secondary to teaching language skills, the exercise of dictation has also been used to introduce students to literary works, and to instill morals.