1、Onfactorsinfluencingstudents’listeningabilities Abstract： As we all know， listening， speaking， reading， and writing are four basic skills in language teaching and learning. Listening plays an important role in improving other skills. There are some factors influencing students' lis
2、tening abilities. So it's important for teachers to improve students' listening abilities. Keywords： secondary schools； English listening； barriers I. Background study According to one survey， nearly 50% of students regard listening comprehension as the most difficult part among
3、all kinds of examinations.What most teachers do in classes is merely to play the recorder and check answers. Therefore， in teaching listening comprehension， it is very essential for teachers to find the problems that students have and suitable ways to solve the problems.5 II．The fa
4、ctors influencing the listening abilities 2.1 The teacher aspect The English teachers who learn English in China have limited experiences to go abroad. They have few chances to go to English-speaking countries to study. Hence， English teachers should improve themselves through oth
5、er aspects . 2.2 The English environment In China， English is a foreign language. So the English environment is different from western countries. Both students and teachers are under the condition that different from western countries. Therefore， students in China need the authent
6、ic language environment which is difficult to be created for teachers . 2.3 The learning aspect There are some learning aspects influencing students' listening comprehension， such as Phonetics and Phonology， tempo， lexicology and grammar， listening habits， cultural background and
7、psychological factors. 2.3.1 Barriers on Phonetics and Phonology5 "Phonetics is the scientific study of speech and is concerned with defining and classifying speech sounds. Phonology is the study of the sound patterns in human language." English usually exists some problems exactl
