Title: Listening Problems Encountered in English as a Foreign Language in the Classroom at ElObied Secondary Schools of North Kordofan State, Sudan
Authors: Ahmed Mohammed Hamid Ahmed
Elsadig Ahmed Ismail Bashir
Mohammed Ahmed Elhoori
Khadmala Ahmed Hussan Elduma
Madina Badawy Madany
Elkhatim Mohamed Ahmed
Mohammed Elnoor JadElseed Mohammed
Magzoub lsaied Ahmed
Volume: 7
Issue: 12
Pages: 63-66
Publication Date: 2023/12/28
Abstract:
This study was carried out at ElObied Secondary Schools 2023. The study aimed to list and reveals the listening problems. And to point out the requirements of teaching listening and to suggest solutions to develop the students listening practice properly. The study followed the descriptive analytic approach. The primary data was collected by structured questionnaire, using a simple random sample technique for 60 teachers representing 30% of the total English language teachers (182). The data were analyzed using (SPSS - The Statistical Package for Social sciences version 16 and Pearson's reciprocity was also applied with the significance of 0,05). The results of the study revealed (40%) of the teachers always supply students with listening models to improve their listening skills. (38%) of teachers sometimes help students to practice free listening to English speaker. Students insist in reading the translation while watching English conversations. Only (22%) Schools always supplied with listening activities for practice. 35% of the teachers integrate the four English skills. The study concluded that students face Listening problems encountered in English as a Foreign Language in the Classroom because of the lack of the requirements of practicing listening (media in native speaker voice).Therefore, the study recommends that school should supply teachers with the media.