ISSN: 2360-7831

 International Journal of English Literature and Culture
 

International Journal of English Literature and Culture

Vol. 7(2), pp. 10-18, March, 2019

 ISSN: 2360-7831

DOI: 10.14662/IJELC2019.006

Review paper

This study was aimed at investigating teachers’ attitudes, their current practices and challenges in teaching listening skill in grade 9 at two selected high schools: Bogale Walelu and Sodo Secondary High Schools in Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia. The researchers observed that students in the selected schools could not understand/listen the target language during the teaching-learning process. Students hardly communicated with their teachers in the target language. The researchers used descriptive research design and mixed approach to assess the problem. To gain pertinent data from 1,885 total student population, 520 students and 10 teachers were selected. The findings indicated that teachers in the selected schools do have wrong attitudes towards teaching listening skill. Due to their keenness to join universities, both teachers and students focus on the parts that get high attention in school leaving examinations. Thus, the practice of teaching listening skill is neglected. Some teachers think listening skill is taught while students are learning other parts like vocabulary, grammar and other skills. Lack of listening labs, radios, tapes; lack of teachers’ interest to teach listening skill, lack of students’ interest to learn the skill because this skill is not included in the national examinations in Ethiopia are all some of challenges. Teachers do not teach and assess the listening skill independently unlike other skills. Based on the findings and conclusion, recommendations are forwarded.

Key words: Listening skill, assessment, teachers’ attitudes, practices, challenges, neglected, interest, Wolaita Zone
 

Cite This Article As:  Endale, E.A, Kebede, K.G (2019). An Assessment of Teachers’ attitudes, Practices and Challenges of Teaching Listening Skill in Two Selected High Schools in Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia. Inter.  J. Eng. Lit. Cult. 7(2): 10-18