1. EFL Teachers’ Attitudes towards the Listening Skill & its Teaching at the Tertiary Level Ms. Basma BOUZIRI MA Student

9. Teachers’ Most Important Objectives Response Categories N° % To speak 13 (19.75) To understand 10 (15.25) To get intensive practice 10 (15.25) To get gist 7 (10.75) To get information 5 (7.75) To make inferences 4 (6.10) To listen to different accents 4 (6.10) To enrich vocabulary 3 (4.75) To build confidence 3 (4.75) To react about topics 2 (3.10) To expand their culture 2 (3.10) To develop listening skills 2 (3.10) To concentrate 1 (1.50)

10. Types of Activities Used in the Lesson

11. Teachers’ Behavior to Improve Students’ Listening Skills Response Categories N ° % Tell them to listen to native speakers 24 (56.10) Teach listening strategies 4 (9.75) Make listening purposeful 3 (7.50) Use of pre-listening activities 2 (5) Stop the tape whenever the answer is given 2 (5) Use interesting topics 2 (5) Miscellaneous 5 (12.5)

12. TYPES OF LISTENING ACTIVITIES Frequency Listening Activities Always/Usually Often Rarely/Never Comprehension Questions 93% 7.25% 0% Fill in the blanks 57.25% 35.75% 7.25% True/False 53.75% 35.75% 7.25% Brainstorming 46.50% 28.75% 25% Repetition 43% 14.50% 39.50% Note Taking 32.25% 43% 25% Multiple choice 28.75% 39.50% 32.25% Problem Solving 28.5% 25% 43% Information Transfer 18% 50% 32.25% Give the right order 3.75% 39.50% 57.25%

13. Types of Questions

14. Teachers’ Suggestions to Improve the Course Response Categories N ° % Using Language Laboratories 8 (16.75) Coordination 6 (12.50) More Listening 5 (10.50) Using Audiovisuals 5 (10.50) Introducing New Activities 5 (10.50) Introducing New Topics 5 (10.50) Using Authentic Materials 4 (8.50) Miscellaneous 10 (21.75)

15. Teachers’ Perceptions of People’s Attitudes Response Categories N ° % Marginalize teachers of listening 18 (50) Teaching listening is effortless 4 (11.25) Are disrespectful to teachers of listening 3 (8.50) Teaching listening is less prestigious 3 (8.50) Listening is left over to low ranked teachers 3 (8.50) Teaching listening is a waste of time 1 (3) Non-Native speakers are incompetent at teaching listening 1 (3) Teaching listening is important 1 (3)

16. Cross-tabulating a Testing Approach to Listening with Enjoying Teaching It Item 1.g Item1.c Negative Undecided Positive Positive 75% 100% 69.75% Undecided 0% 0% 21.75% Negative 25% 0% 8.75%

17. Cross-tabulating the Natural Development of Listening with Enjoying Teaching It Item 1.l Item 1.c Negative Undecided Positive Positive 80% 80% 61.75% Undecided 10% 20% 23.25% Negative 10% 0% 15.50%

18. CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS