| Summary: | 碩士 === 淡江大學 === 英文學系碩士班 === 102 === The study examines whether listening strategy uses help L2 learners comprehend oral speeches and explores students’ performances influenced by listening anxiety. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between listening strategy use and listening anxiety in L2. The subjects were 154 first-year college students aged 18-19 from the Department of Business at Tamkang University. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods were used in this study. The instruments used in this study included six weeks of listening strategy use instructions, pre and post listening tests, questionnaire including questions of strategy uses and listening anxiety, and student-teacher interview. Results of this study revealed the benefits of learners’ listening strategy uses. Learners’ listening performances would be affected by listening anxiety. To conclude, this study may be of importance in explaining levels of listening anxiety would be correlated with students’ choice of listening strategy uses.
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