WHY STUDENTS ENCOUNTERED DIFFICULTIES IN LEARNING THE LISTENING SUBJECT?
Abstract
Listening has become an interesting yet frightening subject to most EFL students in university. Despite its attractiveness, the subject was long proven to be a toughest subject to be mastered. Considering that most of the 3rd semester students in English Department of IKIP Gunungsitoli “suffered” lower score than B’s or C’s, it intrigued a demanded descriptive study to expose the source/s of the unsatisfactory final results of the students ability in the subject. By utilizing the observation and unstructured interviews, the study concluded that the difficulties which students encountered were ranged in the material, participant and physical setting.
Moraref