Investigating Factors Affecting Listening Comprehension Among EFL Students In A Saudi Girls’ College

Abstract

The present research explores the difficulties encountered by the learners in comprehending listening tasks in the classroom. The population of the study is 76 students studying English as Foreign Language (EFL) and 14 language instructors in a Saudi college of Arts & Sciences for Girls affiliated to Prince Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz University. The data is collected by administrating questionnaires in terms of their understanding oral English, memory, grasping ability, vocabulary, empathy, and finally their interest. The result and findings of the data is helpful in exploring their difficulties in understanding listening. Subsequently, information provided by the language instructors ensued in suggesting strategies and measures to be taken up reducing the learners’ listening apprehensions and improve their listening skills. The present research can be helpful for further research broadening the scope of the study basing on the suggestions expressed by both the learners and language teachers.