STUDYING LISTENING DIFFICULTIES OF MEDICAL DOCTOR STUDENTS AT THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY

Abstract

The study was conducted to find out the listening difficulties of the first year Medical doctor students who were studying English 1 and English 2 at University of Medicine and Pharmacy - Thai Nguyen University and then proposed some possible solutions to improve their listening skill. The study employed quantitative method to collect data via questionnaire and interview. The results of the study revealed that the majority of listening difficulties pertains to two main factors, namely the speakers, and the listeners. Specifically, students’ listening difficulties include intonation, word stress, speed of speech, ending sounds, elision and linking sounds, insufficient vocabulary in medical fields, lacking basic knowledge and medical knowledge. Based on the findings, the study proposes some effective methodological practices to improve students’ listening skills.