EXPLORING FACTORS AFFECTING TEACHING LISTENING SKILLS IN EFL CLASS: THE CASE OF GRADE SEVEN STUDENTS AT WONJI NUMBER-2 PRIMARY SCHOOL

Abstract

The major objective of this study was to explore the factors affecting teaching of listening skills in EFL classroom. In order to achieve the intended objective of this research, a descriptive case study research design was employed. In related to this the researcher also used qualitative and quantitative method of analysis to address the issues. The sample of the study consisted of thirty seven grade seven students and three English language teachers who taught English at Woni Number 2 Primary school. Students were selected using simple random sampling technique. The data was collected using three types of instruments such as questionnaire, interview and classroom observation. As a result the study reviled that English teachers have problems about the teaching of listening skill. It was observed that they face many challenges to implement listening lesson in well-organized manner based on the current trends of language teaching methodologies, which is communicative language teaching and language learning principles. Challenges such as teachers speech rate to cover the content on time , lack of time, inability of knowing strategies of teaching listening to make the lesson interesting arises from teacher.. Moreover, the study reviled that the teaching of listening at Wonji Number 2 primary School was hindered by teacher related factors. Finally it was recommended that teachers should have commitment and motivation to practice listening skills, teachers should practice the stages in listening lessons and tasks should be prepared or designed by fulfilling the three stages of teaching listening skills and also teachers should manage the time during teaching listening skills