The need of listening comprehension in the teacher training programme in the faculty of education, Hodeidah Universit

Abstract

Listening has long been the neglected skill in second language
acquisition, research, teaching and assessment. However, in recent years there
has been an increased focus on L2 listening ability because of its perceived
importance in language learning and acquisition. The present study has explored
the need of listening comprehension courses in the teacher training programme
in the faculty of education in Hodeidah university. After one semester training in
listening, the researcher used an IELTS test as an authentic speech to test the
level of second year students in the faculty of education. The statistical analysis
of the results provided some evidence in support of the need of listening
comprehension in the training courses of teachers in the English department of
the faculty of education in Hodeidah university.