ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a brief overview of the process of listening comprehension and some of the learner factors affecting the outcome of this process, highlighting many of the mental processes that occur in language listeners. It will help teachers understand the complexities involved in listening and be more sensitive to the diverse learning needs of their learners, offering a theoretical framework for teaching the processes of listening. It further highlights some of the learner factors that appear to be related to L2 listening ability and the need to further explore potential causal relationships between learner variables and L2 listening comprehension.
