Education in Indonesia has developed far, in this case, the habits students do in
improving their English listening skills are also increasingly varied. With the
development of the times, students can easily access learning via the internet, they
can easily access internet wherever and whenever. In addition, they can also study
while relaxing via the internet. Based on the phenomena above, the researcher is
interested in conducting this research, regarding listening habit activities carried out
by three students with the highest scores in their third semester English listening
class and also the challenges they face when implementing English listening habits.
The researcher used a qualitative approach and case study method in this research.
Data were collected using observation and interview instruments with 3 students
with the highest listening scores. The results showed that students' listening habit
activities were listening to English music, watching English films, listening to
English podcasts, watching TED talks, watching YouTube videos, and playing
games. In addition, the challenges faced by students in implementing English
listening habits are difficulties in understanding accents, difficulties in
understanding speaker rate of speed, limited vocabulary, speakers out of topic and
internet connection.