Factors Affecting the Listening Skills of Grade 11 Students at Bestlink College of the Philippines

Abstract

Listening is an integral part of the field of education. When we listen, we also learn. Listening helps us understand the feelings, actions, behavior as well as the beliefs of a person. According to Dr. Jennifor Aguilar, listening is intended to understand the message heard. In this study, we focus on the factors that affect the listening skills of a student and the strategies that may help improve their listening comprehension. The descriptive method design was used to determine the appropriate strategies in improving the listening comprehension of the students. This focused on the 30 grade 11 students (respondents) from BCP that responded to a survey conducted. A survey questionnaire was created to gather data that were analyzed, tallied and tabulated. Respondents encountered some factors affecting their listening skills. These include noise inside the classroom made by other students during the discussion and the distance of the speaker to the listeners. All of these considerations were a nuisance in listening. A guide was crafted to solve the problem identified. Based on the findings, there are several factors identified affecting the listening skills of the respondents. These are the noise created by the construction workers, i.e, welding, while classes are going on, loud music, loud announcements that distract students’ attention. All of these affect the performance levels of the students. It is, therefore, recommended that classes should be constructed to minimize the entry of noise inside the classroom by making them soundproof.