A Study of students' motivation to develop proficiency in listening comprehension:A case study of third year students at the department of english,University of Mohamed Saddik Ben Yahia

Abstract

Listening is the most frequently used form of language skills; it plays a significant role in daily communication and educational process. In spite of its importance, listening has received only slight emphasis in language learning and teaching, and it was not until the 1960s that it began to be voiced. The actual purpose of this study was to examine the influence of students’ motivation on the development of their proficiency in listening comprehension. The study was conducted with third year students in the department of English at Mohamed Seddik Ben YahiaUniversity.The hypothesis set for this study was that motivation can lead to the development of students’ proficiency in listening comprehension. The data of this research were gathered through two questionnaires. The first one was administered to sixtythird year students at the department of English. The second questionnaire was given to twelveoral expression teachers at the same department. After an attentive analysis and discussion it was confirmed that there is a positive correlation between the students’ motivation and the development of proficiency in listening comprehension