Students’ Difficulties In Note-Taking During Academic Listening

This study investigates EFL students’ difficulties and strategies in note-taking during academic listening at UIN Ar-Raniry. It aims to explore the difficulties students face when taking notes and the strategies they use to overcome these difficulties. The participants of this research wer students from the English Language Education Department at UIN Ar-Raniry batch 2023. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using qualitative methods to identify common themes. The findings reveal that students experienced several difficulties in note-taking during academic listening. The main difficulties include external factors, internal factors, cognitive difficulties, environment difficulties, and anxiety during listening tasks. To overcome these difficulties, students applied various strategies. These strategies include having previous knowledge or preparing before the class, focusing on key ideas instead of writing everything, using abbreviations and symbols, listening first before writing when necessary, organizing notes visually using arrows or colors, and reviewing notes after class.