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Students struggle with fast speaking, various English dialects, and advanced academic discourse, even with many digital tools. Their perspectives, past experiences, and learning styles affect how well they improve TOEFL listening comprehension. This study aims to identify the main obstacles students face in achieving TOEFL Listening Comprehension proficiency. This study used quantitative descriptive methods to collect and analyze data. Fifty college students who had undergone TOEFL preparation classes complained about the hearing section. Data was collected from five student interviews and a twenty-question structured questionnaire. The examination examined pupils' perspectives and unusual listening challenges. The study found that students with systematic practice and real content exposure had strong hearing awareness and adaptive skills. Students acknowledged the benefits of podcasts, listening apps, and other technological tools, yet some struggled to stay engaged. The study found that consistent listening practice, guided note-taking, and customized technological interventions can improve TOEFL listening section performance. To meet each student's needs, future lessons should include individualized listening activities and constant exposure to diverse English dialects.  \nKeywords: listening, students challenges, TOEFL test  \nINTRODUCTION  \nThe field of language expertise testing plays such a major role in both academic and also professional success, especially for non-native English speakers. The rapid evolution of testing methods, spurred by improvements in linguistic research along with technology, has greatly affected the procedural way students prepare for standardized exams (Zur, 2020) .  \nAryadoust stated in 2019 that listening comprehension represents one of the most difficult aspects of tests assessing English language skills, as test takers must understand spoken English. TOEFL, the Test of English as a Foreign Language, is known as a standard for judging English listening skills in academic contexts (Putra et al., 2021). Educational Testing Service (ETS)  \n2021. Truly one of the single most demanding components of the TOEFL is actually the Listening Comprehension section, and it requires students in order to engage with fairly diverse English accents, specific academic discussions, and also spontaneous speech patterns (Zewitra & Purnamasari, 2024). Given the growing necessity of English expertise for global education as well as career improvement, mastering listening comprehension has become a priority for students worldwide (Fanani, 2023). However, despite the increasing accessibility to digital learning resources, many students still encounter greatly meaningful challenges. They encounter these challenges in improving their TOEFL Listening Comprehension skills (Mulyadi, 2022) .  \nListening comprehension is an important skill in language acquisition (Mandiri et al., 2022). Nevertheless, it remains a common hurdle for most TOEFL test takers. Innumerable studies have identified particular key challenges that students face in preparing for the TOEFL Listening Comprehension section (Sari, 2019) . One primary issue exists as the rapid speech rate used in TOEFL recordings, which often overwhelms students who are accustomed to slower, more structured classroom dialogues. Renandya and Farrell 2019.  \nThe fast-paced nature of spoken English in the test makes it difficult for learners to process and retain key information (Lubis et al., 2021) . Additionally, TOEFL incorporates multiple English accents, including American, British, and Australian, creating further difficulties fo","cbCaiiXI04Yat7vC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiXI04Yat7vC","pdf",1094049,15,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Students' Perception","[{\"question\":\"What makes TOEFL Listening Comprehension especially challenging for students?\",\"answer\":\"Students face fast speaking, varied English dialects, and advanced academic discourse, which overwhelm comprehension and retention during the test.\"},{\"question\":\"How does students’ perception affect listening performance?\",\"answer\":\"Students’ attitudes toward their listening ability, shaped by prior exposure to English, influence self-regulated strategies and their ability to adapt to listening difficulties.\"},{\"question\":\"What findings does the study report about improving TOEFL listening?\",\"answer\":\"Systematic practice and real content exposure build stronger listening awareness and adaptive skills, while consistent practice and guided note-taking supported by tailored technological interventions can improve performance.\"}]","The Students' Challenges in Mastering TOEFL Listening Comprehension | PDF",1790809887,38]