Abstract:
Despite the importance attributed to the teaching of English in Algeria which covers the
diverse language building blocks namely speaking, writing, reading and listening, students
experience constant difficulties with the listening skills. In reality, the listening instruction
provided fails to include the strategies that help less-effective learners to understand the oral
input with confidence and without any anxiety. Therefore, with the perspective to investigate
how listening tasks are processed by EFL learners, an assessment of this proficiency was
achieved via adopting a listening test, a questionnaire and a retrospective interview. The
results of this investigation helped to uncover the strategies used by Algerian students to
overcome their learning difficulties and process the aural input.
