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