| dc.description.abstract | This study aims to find out what strategies are used by the students in English
Education Department batch 2017 of an Islamic private university. In order to
accomplish the objective, this study used quantitative research in the form of survey
study. The original questionnaire used in this study is from Vandergrift (2006),
modified by Movahed (2014)) which consists of 21 statements. Data analysis of this
study describes what listening strategies employed by EFL students in English
Language Education Department batch 2017 in an Islamic private university. The
data were classified into metacognitive awareness in listening strategies theory from
Vandergrift (2006): problem solving (X= 4,87), person knowledge (X= 4,70),
directed attention (X= 4,37), planning evaluation (X= 4,81), mental translation (X=
4,77). The findings of the study show problem solving strategies is the most
frequently used strategies (𝑋 ̅ = 4.87) while the lowest strategies are person
knowledge strategies (X= 4,70). It indicates that the students make more comparison
between their background knowledge and their listening context. | en_US |
