Author (Penulis)

MAYA FITA LINA
Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri

Author Identity (NPM)

11.1.01.08.0124

Abstract

In University, listening skill has become one of the important skills among the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). Listening is also the fundamental skill because it provides the aural input which serves as the basis for the acquisition of the language. However, many researchers have proved that listening has been neglected and it has become an obstacle for the students who take listening. Based on the preliminary study, the researcher found that the students were difficult to understand the spoken English. So, that the researcher beliefs it should be some problems faced by the students. This study was conducted for finding the students listening problems faced by the students who take listening course and the factors affect. In revealing those questions, the researcher conducted this study from the students’ point of view. In accordance to those aims above, a qualitative-case study was implemented. The subject of this research is second semester students of English Department at Nusantara PGRI University Kediri who are taking listening II subject. One class that consists of 30 students has been chosen based on some particular reasons. The data was gathered using three instruments; questionnaire, interview, and daily journal. The study found that the students faced many problems related to some factors. From the listeners’ factors, it is found that the students’ ability of memorization is the biggest listening problem. From the speakers’ factors, speed of the sound is dominated. While from the material and medium factors, it is found that the classroom setting is the main problem. According to the finding, it can be identified that the students faced the problems related to all of those three factors. They are listeners’ factors, speakers’ factors, and factors of medium and material. So that it can be concluded that the factors which influenced the listening problems come from both listeners, speakers, and material and medium factors. Due to these findings, the researcher gives a recommendation to the students to improve their ability of memorization. Another, the lecturer should conduct the listening process by adopting the material of spoken text in lower speech rate and creating a better classroom situation.

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Reference

PUBLISHED

2015-12-22

JOURNAL

Simki-Pedagogia

ISSN

2599-073X

ISSUE

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