An Investigation of Current Skills at Bilo Preparatory School Wollega, Oromia.

Abstract

This study was conducted with the objective of investigating the current practice of teaching listening skills with the research question to what extent do EFL teachers implement the procedures and techniques proposed in the textbook to teach listening skills at Bilo preparatory school, how frequently teachers teach activities of listening skills, and What position is given to teaching and learning of listening skills in relation to teaching other language skills. The study was conducted on grade 11 Bilo preparatory school students. In this study, survey design was used. Three English language teachers and sixty sampled students were subjects of the study. In order to answer research questions, data were collected using classroom observation, questionnaires and interview. The teachers were observed three times each when they were teaching listening to see how they were implementing the procedures and techniques of teaching listening skills. They were also asked how frequently they use the activities of teaching listening skills found in the textbook. The information gathered through questionnaires from the teachers and from the students was checked against each other. Then, responses from them and the findings of the classroom observations were analyzed quantitatively. The findings showed that teachers rarely implement the techniques proposed in the course book and suggested by scholars of English Language Teaching. Finally, based on the findings, it was recommended that teachers should implement procedures and techniques of teaching listening skills proposed in the text book. In addition, teachers should frequently follow the procedures of teaching listening skills. The material writers should also revise the texts and activities prepared for teaching listening to make them engaging and interesting.