DIFFICULTIES IN STUDYING TOEIC LISTENING COMPREHENSION OF NON–ENGLISH MAJORED FRESHMEN AT TAY DO UNIVERSITY, VIETNAM

Authors

  • Hiep Thanh Nga Nguyen Tay Do University, 68 Tran Chien St., Le Binh Ward, Cai Rang District, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Thi Minh Uyen Phan Tay Do University, 68 Tran Chien St., Le Binh Ward, Cai Rang District, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Thi My Duyen Huynh Tay Do University, 68 Tran Chien St., Le Binh Ward, Cai Rang District, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Thi Kim Huong Tran Tay Do University, 68 Tran Chien St., Le Binh Ward, Cai Rang District, Can Tho City, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejel.v6i1.3297

Keywords:

TOEIC, listening, difficulty, non-English freshmen, university

Abstract

TOEIC Certificate is becoming more and more popular all over the world in general and in particular, Vietnam. It is considered as one of the most compulsory demands for graduating university, especially at Tay Do university. Listening seems to be a skill that many students usually face difficulties in learning. Therefore, the survey research “Difficulties in studying TOEIC Listening Comprehension of non – English majored freshmen at Tay Do University” was conducted to figure out common difficulties in studying TOEIC listening of non-English majored students. Freshmen of Bachelor of Tourism and Travel Management class at Tay Do university were chosen as the participants. Questionnaire and interview were used as instruments to collect the data. The findings of the study would point out learners’ difficulties consisting of general difficulties (vocabulary, pronunciation, background knowledge and psychological) and difficulties in each part in the TOEIC listening test. Thanks to the results, some solutions would be suggested for students’ improvement.

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2020-09-05

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