An Assessment of the Practice of Teaching Listening in Efl Classrooms: the Case of Two High Schools in Eastern Wollega
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2011-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The study was conducted to assess the practice of teaching listening in
EFL classrooms with reference to grade 9 at two high schools in eastem
Wollega. Interview, questionnaire, classroom observations and content
analysis were used as data gathering tools. The interview was conducted
with six teachers teaching English language at this level, and four of them
were also observed three times each. One hundred twelve sampled
s tudents were also filled in the questionnaires prepared, and students
textboole and teachers ' guide were inspected. Data collected through these
tools was analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. Then, the
analyzed data revealed as various types of listening sub-sleills were not
practiced simultaneous ly. On top of this, though teachers teach listening
lessons, they did not use appropriate procedures at pre, while and p ostlistening
stages. The listening texts and tasles were also not well prepared
so as to help leamers practice listening comprehension. At las t, it was
recommended that the p ractice of sub-skills should be of various types,
English language teachers should appropriately implement the ti1ree
phases of teaching listening, especially the pre and pos t-lis tening activities
and material designers were also recommended to prepare various types
of texts and activities, and to add visual supports in to the texts.
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of Teaching Listening in EFL Classrooms