CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN ACADEMIC LISTENING: A FOCUS ON CONVERSATION VIDEOS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDENTS
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https://doi.org/10.56489/ydz6rd52Keywords:
Academic Listening, Conversation Videos, ELE Students, Challenges, SolutionsAbstract
This study investigated the primary linguistic, cognitive, and affective challenges English Language Education (ELE) students face when using conversational videos for academic listening and explored practical pedagogical interventions to mitigate these issues. A qualitative case study was conducted with a purposive sample of three ELE students from the Islamic University of Kalimantan. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings revealed students struggle with the fast pace, accents, idioms, and slang of natural speech. Cognitively, they experience overload and find it difficult to distinguish key information from fillers. Affectively, this leads to anxiety and disengagement. Students proposed several solutions, including: pre-listening activities (mind maps, vocabulary lists, and summaries), interactive tools (accurate transcripts), and learner-centered approaches (content personalization and progress visualization). The study concludes that combining these strategies can transform challenging conversational videos into effective tools for academic listening.
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