Problems in Teaching and Learning Listening Skill

Abstract

This research study is conducted to find out the problems and theircauses in teaching and learning listening skill in Grade 10. In order to findout the problems and their causes, the researcherprepared two types of tools:questionnaire for the teachers and studentsand checklist for classroom observation. The questionnaire for theteachers was distributed to fiveEnglish teachers of Dadeldhura district,who have been teaching in secondary level. Similarly, the questionnairefor the students was distributed to 40 students of grade 10, 20 girls and 20boys. The researcher visited five selected schools, three times each, tofindout the problems in teaching listening skill and the factors affectingthe same. It has been found out that lack ofrequiredphysical facilities, lackofenough teaching materialsandstudents' poor English backgroundarethe main problems in teaching and learning listening skill in grade 10. This thesis comprises offourchapters. The first chapter deals withthe general background, in which English language teaching(ELT) inNepal, teaching language skills, teaching listening skills, techniques ofteaching listening, types of listening materials, literature review,objectives and the significanceofthe study are included. Chapter two includes the methodology dealing with the sourcesofdata, population of the study, sampling procedure, research tools, theprocess of data collection, limitation of the study and definition ofspecific terms. Chapter three covers the analysis andinterpretation of the collecteddata using different charts, tables and figures.