IIUM Pre-sessional students’ Perceptions of Academic Listening Competence and their English Listening Problems

Listening comprehension is a crucial part of both first and second language communication and it is vital for one’s academic success. Yet, with the removal of a listening test from the English Placement Test examination at CELPAD, the development of listening skill seems to have been sidelined. This...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Malik, Faridah, Othman, Khairiah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	L Education (General) LB Theory and practice of education LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/48699/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48699/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48699/1/ILC_2014_-_front_cover_programme.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/48699/5/ILC_2014_paper.pdf

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spelling	iium-486992018-06-19T07:40:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/48699/ IIUM Pre-sessional students’ Perceptions of Academic Listening Competence and their English Listening Problems Abdul Malik, Faridah Othman, Khairiah L Education (General) LB Theory and practice of education LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) Listening comprehension is a crucial part of both first and second language communication and it is vital for one’s academic success. Yet, with the removal of a listening test from the English Placement Test examination at CELPAD, the development of listening skill seems to have been sidelined. This study investigated whether or not listening comprehension is a problem for pre-university students at IIUM. Specifically, this study explored the students’ perceptions on the listening problems that they encountered as well as the importance of listening competence. It also examined if the problems faced by learners were different according to their proficiency levels and ethnic backgrounds. To this end, questionnaires were administered to 307 pre-university students taking the IELP at CELPAD. The findings of the study indicate that these learners feel that listening competence is important for academic success but they do not regard it as the most difficult skill to master. However, fast speed of delivery and accents are still problematic to them and the less proficient learners seem to face a wider range of problems than their more proficient counterparts. It is recommended that the listening test component be reintroduced into the curriculum especially for learners at the lower levels. 2014-06-04 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/48699/1/ILC_2014_-_front_cover_programme.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/48699/5/ILC_2014_paper.pdf Abdul Malik, Faridah and Othman, Khairiah (2014) IIUM Pre-sessional students’ Perceptions of Academic Listening Competence and their English Listening Problems. In: 3rd International Language Conference (ILC 2014) Language Teaching, Learning and Research Inspiring, Engaging Learners, 4 - 6 June 2014, IIUM. (Unpublished) http://www.iium.edu.my/
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description	Listening comprehension is a crucial part of both first and second language communication and it is vital for one’s academic success. Yet, with the removal of a listening test from the English Placement Test examination at CELPAD, the development of listening skill seems to have been sidelined. This study investigated whether or not listening comprehension is a problem for pre-university students at IIUM. Specifically, this study explored the students’ perceptions on the listening problems that they encountered as well as the importance of listening competence. It also examined if the problems faced by learners were different according to their proficiency levels and ethnic backgrounds. To this end, questionnaires were administered to 307 pre-university students taking the IELP at CELPAD. The findings of the study indicate that these learners feel that listening competence is important for academic success but they do not regard it as the most difficult skill to master. However, fast speed of delivery and accents are still problematic to them and the less proficient learners seem to face a wider range of problems than their more proficient counterparts. It is recommended that the listening test component be reintroduced into the curriculum especially for learners at the lower levels.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Abdul Malik, Faridah Othman, Khairiah
author_facet	Abdul Malik, Faridah Othman, Khairiah
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title	IIUM Pre-sessional students’ Perceptions of Academic Listening Competence and their English Listening Problems
title_short	IIUM Pre-sessional students’ Perceptions of Academic Listening Competence and their English Listening Problems
title_full	IIUM Pre-sessional students’ Perceptions of Academic Listening Competence and their English Listening Problems
title_fullStr	IIUM Pre-sessional students’ Perceptions of Academic Listening Competence and their English Listening Problems
title_full_unstemmed	IIUM Pre-sessional students’ Perceptions of Academic Listening Competence and their English Listening Problems
title_sort	iium pre-sessional students’ perceptions of academic listening competence and their english listening problems
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IIUM Pre-sessional students’ Perceptions of Academic Listening Competence and their English Listening Problems

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