Abstract
This is an introductory investigation of English listening challenges of Saudi EFL learners. This study attempts to find out the underlying reasons that cause Saudi EFL learners to end up with low English listening performance as it is indicated in the annual reports of ETS educational company. This study follows a qualitative methodology since it seeks in-depth details through implementing a semi-structured interview. The participants were totally four; a) three Saudi EFL learners, and b) one professor. This study founded that the proposed main reasons that can cause Saudi EFL learners to perform poorly in listening performance exams are related to students, English language teachers, curricula, and assessment practices.
Highlights
Teaching English as a second language is a must in most of the world countries in order to interact with the rest of the world internationally
This study founded that the proposed main reasons that can cause Saudi EFL learners to perform poorly in listening performance exams are related to students, English language teachers, curricula, and assessment practices
When we look at the four language skills. reading, speaking, listening, and writing, we can notice that Saudi EFL learners can be described with a low level(Abker, 2020; Alshammari, 2021)
Summary
Teaching English as a second language is a must in most of the world countries in order to interact with the rest of the world internationally. When we concentrate on oral language skills, and listening we find Saudi EFL learners face challenging issues prevent them from performing properly in standardized listening exams(Al-khresheh, 2020). This study focuses on the issues that could prevent Saudi EFL learners from being good language listeners as well as investigating the underlying reasons that could play a role in determining their poor listening skills. If those exams and tasks that play a role in determining a good listener, why when Saudi EFL learners go and have been exposed to standardized language testing, they perform below expectations. This study is important since it tries to explore and investigate the possible reasons that caused Saudi EFL learners to receive poor listening skills. This study tries to shed some light on the proposed recommendations that could help improving listening skills of Saudi EFL learners
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