Students’ Difficulties in Listening Comprehension at a Senior High School in Medan

Abstract

Difficulties in learning listening skills occur in students at school, especially in listening comprehension. The aim of this study was to examine students' difficulties in listening comprehension, based on the theory proposed by Hamouda in 2013. This research was conducted at SMAS Amir Hamzah Medan in class X. Descriptive qualitative research was used as the method in this study. The subjects of the study were 20 students. The instruments used in this study were questionnaires. The results of the study revealed that the seven categories of difficulties existed in 16 items of the questionnaire. The finding showed the following percentages for each category: Based on the first category that consist of Items 1 and 2 (58%), and the second category that consist of Items 3 and 4 (61.5%), next the third category that consist of Items 5 and 6 (61%), the fourth category that consist of items 7 and 8 (58%). The fifth category that consist of items 9, 10, and 11 (94.5%), and the sixth category that consist of Items 12, 13, and 14 (98.5%), and finally, the seventh category that consist of Items 15 and 16 (75.5%).