Nguyen Thi Dieu Huyen

Faculty of Foreign Languages, Dong Nai Technology University, Bien Hoa, Dong Nai, Viet Nam

DOI : https://doi.org/10.47191/ijsshr/v6-i5-77

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ABSTRACT

According to estimates, listening accounts for 40–50% of the time spent communicating, followed by speaking (25– 30%), reading (11–16%), and writing (approximately 9%) (Mendelssohn, 1994). This study aims to highlight the issues that third- year students at Dong Nai Technology University have with listening comprehension while also highlighting the contributing causes. The study's findings are based on information gathered through survey questionnaires that were completed by 100 students at Dong Nai University of Technology. In order to improve the study's validity and reliability, class observation was also used. The findings indicated that learners encountered a variety of listening issues, which were categorized into four groups: factors related to the speakers and listeners; factors related to students' linguistic challenges in learning listening; factors related to students' listening challenges related to the listening text. Some suggestions were made based on the research's findings to assist them in overcoming the challenges associated with learning listening skills.

KEYWORDS:

difficulties, listening comprehension, non- English majors.

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