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ERIC Number: EJ1441543
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2320-2653
EISSN: EISSN-2582-1334
English Preservice Teachers' Perceptions of Listening Comprehension Difficulties
Theerapong Palakaprasith; Rattanawadee Chotikapanich; Surattana Adipat
Shanlax International Journal of Education, v12 n4 p17-24 2024
This study examines the perceptions of listening comprehension difficulties among English preservice teachers at a university in Thailand. Survey-based research was conducted using a questionnaire designed by Ahkam Hasan Assaf. The questionnaire consisted of 45 close-ended questions on a five-point Likert scale. Out of 98 English preservice teachers selected through simple random sampling, 63 respondents completed an online questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results indicated that the greatest difficulties were associated with the physical setting (M=3.84) as the most challenging, followed by content of spoken text (M=3.77), the speaker (M=3.72), failure to concentrate (M=3.51), difficulties related to the listener (M=3.49), and linguistic features (M=3.45). Rated as moderate, the importance of listening skill (M=3.05) was rated the least. The study reveals how individual learner differences impact listening comprehension and trigger the need for effective educational approaches, such as diagnostic assessments to identify specific listening challenges faced by students, allowing for customized listening exercises. Additionally, curriculum designers can incorporate diverse and comprehensive listening components to directly target these difficulties. This also emphasizes the need for enhanced teacher training programs that focus on pedagogical strategies, including adaptive teaching methods and effective use of technology, to improve the engagement and effectiveness of listening lessons.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Thailand
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