STUDENTS’ PERCEIVED DIFFICULITES IN STUDYING ENGLISH LISTENING COMPREHENSION AT PHAM NGU LAO HIGH SCHOOL

Abstract

The study is an investigation of what difficulties tenth form students at Pham Ngu Lao high school (PNL high school) face through listening learning process at high school with a review of theory on listening comprehension based on existing research. To address the research problem, the paper used survey method using questionnaires and focus-group interview as the main research instruments to collect data. Brief description on participants’ studying background and their perceived importance of listening skill at high school were provided as well. It is revealed from the study that tenth form students at PNL high school have difficulties related to linguistic, psychology, materials and learning strategies when they study listening skill. Based on the findings and the students’ suggestions, the researcher proposes some recommendations for teachers and students to solve the problems.