2. What are the main problems in listening comprehension classes?.
A. The textbook is not fit for me because it is 1 too difficult. 2 Too easy. .
B. The teaching methods are outdated and simplistic: 1 Im not accustomed to the teachers teaching method. 2 I havent grasped the methods of listening comprehension yet.
C. The influence of Chinese is so great that my speed of comprehension must be slowed down.
D. After class, I dont actively do any listening comprehension exercises at all.
E. Other problems.
Analysis on the results of the questionnaire investigation:.
The students ideas on the influence of Chinese and the problems in listening comprehension classes are listed in the following two tables.
Table .
Influence of Chinese Number Percentage.
A 22 26.8.
B 20 24.4.
C 8 9.8.
D 40 47.8.
E 2 2.4.
Table 2.
Influence of Chinese Number Percentage.
A 22 26.8.
B 20 24.4.
C 8 9.8.
D 40 47.8.
E 2 2.4.
Problems in listening comprehension classes Number Percentage.
A 137.
45.1.
29.
11.
B 5 6.1.
35 42.7.
C 38 46.3.
D 55 67.1.
E .
In table 1, about 47.8% students choose D. It shows that nearly half of the students can understand the material directly if the sentences are comparatively simple. But they cannot understand the complex sentences directly. As compensation, they have to rely on the process of inner translation. But its just the translation strategy slows down the speed of comprehension. Students who choose B and C take up 34.2%. The data shows that most of the students can understand the listening material at the sentence or the paragraph level. But, they still have to rely on inner translation process. Only 2 students, who take up 2.4% of the subjects, can understand the material without the help of translation. That is to say, 97.6% students cannot reach the step of direct understanding of the material. The result also shows that its unpractical and unfair to ask all the students to give up the translation process, which gives them great help in listening comprehension.
