Challenges+of+academic+listening

Huang. J. (2005). Challenges of academic listening in english: reports by chinese students. Collage student journal 39(3). pp. 553-569.

The article review is based on a research applied __for__ Chinese students who are focused on listening comprehension they have when they read English lectures in the higher level. This research involved seventy-eight students in different grades. One of the causes why Chinese students have difficulties to understand listening is that American teachers have many ways to apply strategies in the English class. Also, the reasearch shows the difference between Chinese teachers and American teachers __about__ the methods they use to get an easier comprehension of the academic lectures in Chinese students. Results show that American teachers do not follow readings according to the student's levek. It affects students to comprehend and improve listening skill.

In my personal opinion, when I read this article it made me analyze deeply as a student; because second language learners have to develop listening and the other skills; however, the article mentions the issues of __listenig__ comprehension that Chinese students __presents__ when they are studying a major in the university. This research helps me to realize what aspects I have to take in consideration, when I am teaching classes. Students sometimes do not tend to get the main idea of the class, even when they are reading complicared lectures. I agree with the author; however, I think teachers have to implement strategies according to the level and nationalities of the students. Because United States has a huge population from people abroad and students study majors to overcome themselves. So students tend to study until university and listening comprehension could be a big wall in their academic goals.

Ruggeri, K. Díaz, C. Kelley, K. Papousek, LL. Dempster, M and Hanna, D. (2008). Internation issues in education. //Psychology Teaching Review Vol 14(2). //Pp. 65-74

The article review I read was about the international issues in education. It talks about the main problems that students have when they are studying in universities. The survey was applied on Spanish-English and German-speaking undergraduate students. It shows that one of the causes is anxiety and negative attitudes that students take in their learning process. Statistics present that psychology takes an important role in these problem__s, b__ecause there are many reason why it affects __to__ them; for example, family background, expectations of statistics course, professor influence etc. The point to show these results is produce methods and strategies for the institutions. To prepare students in a higher education level, developing skills to solve their problems and overcome themselves.

The author mentions the different problems that students have nowadays in the universities. The anxiety and attitudes are the most common issues that they presented. The author tries to give some solutions to solve these problems; such as, measure with methodologies to improve student’s experiences and developing educational skills. This research helps to realize which the main problems that students present in the reading skill. Teachers have to be prepared to solve these problems; because professors’ influence is a reason why students sometimes students tend to get issues in the school. The implication on the research is to indicate the causes of the issues why students manifest anxiety and negative attitudes in the schools.