CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN TEACHING LISTENING COMPREHENSION TO EFL LEARNERS
Keywords:
listening comprehension, pre-listening activities, post-listening activities, authentic materials, listening strategies.Abstract
Listening is widely acknowledged as a foundational skill for EFL students’ language acquisition. Despite the importance of listening comprehension, many EFL students still struggled to comprehend effectively due to various difficulties. Many students face challenges such as fast speech, unfamiliar accents, limited vocabulary and a lack of listening strategies, which negatively affect their listening skills. This article explores how learners face listening challenges and effective solutions to minimize the difficulties. Teachers and students emphasized solutions such as vocabulary, authentic media, post-listening activities, pre-listening, interactive methods, students’ positive minds and motivation building. Furthermore, it is also give variety of ways and stages for developing listening skills in EFL classrooms.
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