THE PROCESS OF TEACHING LISTENING AT DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION OF AR-RANIRY STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY BANDA ACEH (A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY AT THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS)

The objectives of this study were to investigate the process of teaching and learning listening at the English Language Education Department of UIN Ar-Raniry in terms of (a) preparation, (b) classroom activities, (c) teaching materials used, (d) media used, (e) teaching method/technique/strategy, (f) feedback, (g) and evaluation. This study employed a descriptive qualitative method. The subjects of this study were two lecturers who taught listening class at the English Language Education Department of UIN Ar-Raniry. The data were collected through observation, interview and documentation. The collected data were analyzed and interpreted through qualitative procedures by using data reduction, data presentation, verification and conclusion drawing. The results showed that the two lecturers organized and well prepared the lesson plans before teaching listening in term of preparing the listening lesson. However, they did not have same preparation. Different lecturers had different styles of teaching. The lecturers used student active learning approach to build up the spirit in the classroom. The teaching materials have been selected from various sources and taken from the authentic resources by providing appropriate media. The teaching methods and techniques used by the English lecturers were various and in accordance with the theories of the teaching of listening. Both of the lecturers provided appropriate feedback and corrections. In addition, only one lecturer used the scoring guide of Listening assignment. Meanwhile, another one used the percentage of the scoring to evaluate the listening test. Besides, the two lecturers conducted formative and summative assessment in teaching listening