FACTORS AFFECTING ENGLISH LISTENING COMPREHENSION: PERCEPTIONS OF ENGLISH-MAJOR STUDENTS AT HUFI

Abstract

Listening skill, especially listening comprehension, plays an important role in the process of learning a foreign language in general, and English language learning in particular. The research associated with learning and teaching English listening skills has been of increasing interest in Vietnam recently. However, research with respect to factors affecting English listening comprehension of English-major students at HUFI is still limited. Therefore, this study is conducted with the aims to investigate listening comprehension problems encountered by firstyear English major students at HUFI. Questionnaires and focus-group interviews are used as main instruments to collect data. Based on the findings, the study proposes some recommendations for teachers and students to help students develop more effective learning strategies and eventually improve their English listening comprehension.