Correlations between Listening Comprehension Problems Encountered By English Majors and Their Coping Strategies

Listening, one of the two receptive skills, plays an essential role in foreign language learning. The more the language learners listen, the more they are exposed to the target language and that leads to the language acquisition (Peterson, 2001). According to Morley (1999), listening serves a dominant role compared to reading, the other receptive skill, because it is the most frequently utilized language skill. In addition, Rost (2002) points out that proficiency in speaking will be resulted from proficiency in listening.