Major English Students' Perceptions on Note Taking Methods while Listening Comprehension at the Faculty of Education –University of Aden

This study investigates the major English students' note taking methods while listening comprehension. The purpose is to know whether they use note taking methods while listening, if so, how their listening difficulties in English as a foreign language (EFL) negatively affect on their note taking skill. The students are the first-year of major English at the Faculty of Education - Aden, University of Aden. The study is descriptive that uses qualitative and quantitative instruments - a questionnaire and a semistructured interview - to collect the data to answer the research questions. The data obtained was analyzed using the Social Statistical for Social Science (SPSS). The findings reveal that 41(53.9%) and 40 (52.5%) of the students usually try to take notes while listening using poor single words rather the other methods. This may due to students' poor listening skill in English as a foreign language and lack of teaching note taking while listening. Therefore, the researcher recommends improving students' listening comprehension and then training them on note taking through designing listening materials that are consistent with practicing note taking skill