The present study is a mixed-methods research project in which both qualitative and quantitative data were collected through closed-ended questionnaire and semi-structured interview with the participation of 425 respondents and 20 interviewees. | ELEVENTH GRADERS’ ACTUAL USE OF ENGLISH LISTENING LEARNING STRATEGIES AT DUONG VAN DUONG HIGH SCHOOL Duong My Tham1,*, Tran Thi Hoang Trang2, Tran Quoc Thao3 1. Nong Lam University - Ho Chi Minh City, Linh Trung, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2. Duong Van Duong High School, 39 street no. 6, Phu Xuan, Nha Be, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 3. Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, 475A Dien Bien Phu, Ward 25, Binh Thanh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Received 7 November 2018 Revised 24 January 2019; Accepted 31 January 2019 Abstract: It is undeniable that listening comprehension is a fundamental skill in the process of acquiring a language and plays a crucial part in communication although it is not an easy task which requires both background knowledge and linguistic understanding. Therefore, language learners are supposed to employ listening learning strategies to facilitate the process of decoding oral input. This study aimed at examining if the eleventh graders at Duong Van Duong high school used English listening learning strategies and then exploring the frequency of the students’ use of these strategies. The present study is a mixed-methods research project in which both qualitative and quantitative data were collected through closed-ended questionnaire and semi-structured interview with the participation of 425 respondents and 20 interviewees. The results of the study indicated that a vast number of the participants employed listening learning strategies at different levels of frequency which were classified into three main groups, namely high use (. cognitive and affective strategies), moderate use (. metacognitive and social strategies) and low use (. compensation and memory strategies). Keywords: EFL listening comprehension, eleventh graders, listening learning strategies, Vietnamese EFL context 1. Introduction 1 It is universally acknowledged that listening is one of the four basic skills of language acquisition (Ellis, 1997; Harmer, 2007). .
