Investigating the situation of teaching learning listening comprehension : a case study : secondary level schools-Port Sudan

الملخص EN

This study aims at investigating the teaching of listening skill at secondary stage schools in Port Sudan town, what actually done by the teachers when they taught this very significant skill and how students interacted with it.

At the end of the research, the study tried to get rid of the problems that encountered students in learning to listen to English.

The researcher used the descriptive analytical method since it fits the aim and nature of the study.

To carry out this methodology, the researcher used tools such as questionnaires and observation checklists.

The research resulted in a number of problems that confronted both teachers and students in teaching/learning listening skill.

These problems were classified by the researcher into three main categories, i.e., the material, to be listened to, the presentation which includes both speaker and listener and the physical setting which includes both noise and visual element.

A certain strategy for dealing with these classes of difficulties was recommended by the researcher at the end of the research.