A Review of Strategies for Teaching English Listening Comprehension: Vietnamese Context

Abstract

Listening is an important skill for learners of English as a foreign language
(EFL). This paper examined the listening strategies relevant English
learning and teaching in Vietnam. It revealed that most Vietnamese students
had favorable attitudes towards the use of listening strategies on learning
listening comprehension. The result could be a great help for EFL teachers
in the teaching of listening in Vietnam and other countries in Southeast Asia
as well. Moreover, a few points to ponders have been suggested for the
improvement of students’ learning and their cognitive development.