Difficulties of Learning Listening Comprehension Faced by First Stage English Department Students at Anbar University
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22216900 |
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| Authors | Mohammed Talib Yassein M A, Mohammed Talib Yassein (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 141-159 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-20 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE STUDIES (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2616-6224 • E-ISSN: 2663-9033 |
| Publisher | Tikrit University (PUBLISHER • IQ) |
| DOI | 10.25130/jls.2.1.7 |
| OpenAlex | W4388712631 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
The present study aims at investigating difficulties of learning listening comprehension skill that faces first-stage studentswho study English in the Department of English/College of Education for Humanities/Anbar University and finding whether there is any significant difference in listening difficulties between students who study English in the Department of English/College of Education for Humanities/Anbar University in Ramadi city for the academic year (2017-2018). To achieve the aims of the present study, two hypotheses are set. Firstly, it is hypothesizedthat first-stage EFL students face difficulties in learning listeningcomprehension skill. Secondly, it is hypothesized that there is a significant difference in the difficulties of learning listening comprehension skillbetween males and females of the sample according to the variable ofgender at the level (0.05).The sample of this study includes 63 students (26 male and 37 female).A questionnaire was used as the main instrument for collecting data. After subjecting the sample to the questionnaire, responses were analyzed byobtaining the means, standard deviations and percentagesof the collected data to achieve the first aim of the study. Moreover,t-test for independent samples was used to accomplish the second aim.Results revealed that EFL students in face difficulties in learning listening comprehension skill. Also, it is found that there are no significant differences between male and female students in their listening difficulties. Finally, onthe basis of the findings, the researcher offered suggestions, conclusionsand recommendations
Academic year · Active listening · Comprehension · Linguistics · Listening comprehension · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Significant difference · Communication · Computer Science · Educational Methods and Media Use · English Language Learning and Teaching · Medicine · Psychology · Technology-Enhanced Education Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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