Students Perceptions on their Listening Comprehension Difficulties in EFL Classrooms: an Ecuadorian case

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Abstract:This research is about “Students’ Perceptions on their Listening Comprehension Difficulties in EFL Classrooms: an Ecuadorian case”. This study seeks to examine the listening problems faced by students in the EFL Classroom. The research was conducted in a group of eleventh and twelfth graders from two private schools located in Chillos Valley, in the city of Quito whose English proficiency level is intermediate; 125 EFL students from five different classes were selected for this study. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used. The quantitative method was used to analyze the data collected through the different research instruments. The qualitative one was used to describe the main aspects related to the perceptions of both students and teachers about the development of listening comprehension. The data was gathered by using a written questionnaire and an interview. The results of the study showed that students find it difficult to understand the listening text due to their lack of knowledge of the language, the topic of the listening passage and the speaker’s use of complex grammar structure.