Undergraduate Students’ Perception  of Authentic Listening Materials and the Strategies in Enhancing Listening Comprehension

Putri Nurazizah Putri Nurazizah; Nasori  Efendi; Indra Nugraha

doi:10.33365/jeltl.v7i1.1791

Putri Nurazizah Putri Nurazizah Universitas Wiralodra
Nasori Efendi Universitas Wiralodra
Indra Nugraha Universitas Wiralodra

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33365/jeltl.v7i1.1791

Abstrak

This study aims to investigate undergraduate students’ perception of authentic listening materials, the challenges they encounter, and the listening strategies they use to enhance listening comprehension. A descriptive qualitative method with a phenomenological approach was used, involving 20 fifth-semester students from the English Education Department at Wiralodra University. Data were collected through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Questionnaire data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, while interview data were analyzed through data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The findings reveal that students have positive perceptions of authentic listening materials, as they help improve listening comprehension, increase motivation, and provide exposure to real-life language use. However, students also face several challenges, including fast speech, unfamiliar vocabulary, long listening texts, and accent variation. To address these challenges, students employ various listening strategies such as predicting content, focusing on key information, note-taking, and applying metacognitive, cognitive, and socio-affective strategies.

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