An Investigation into the Causes of Poor Listening Comprehension among Libyan EFL Undergraduate Students

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the causes of poor listening comprehension among Libyan FFL undergraduate students. The study took place at Sabratha University during the academic year (2017/2018). Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to collect data, in order to achieve the objectives of the study. The quantitative data of this study was collected through a close-ended questionnaire which was distributed randomly among 100 Libyan EFL undergraduate students. The samples were selected randomly. The qualitative data was collected through semistructured interviews contacted with five English instructors. The results showed that: noises, unfamiliar words, poor equipments, speech rate, unclear pronunciation, were the major listening comprehension problems encountered by Libyan EFL undergraduate students. In the light of the findings of the study, suggestions were provided for EFL teachers to help their students overcoming listening comprehension difficulties.