Foreign language learning can be considered from the four aspects of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Among these aspects, listening is an important capability of social interactions, and it has been found that people
receive new messages more efficiently via listening than reading (Luo, 2008). The Ministry of Education in Taiwan
even guides elementary schools to put emphasis on English listening first, followed by reading or writing. In the
meantime, most forms of English certification include listening proficiency tests, implying the importance of
fostering English listening competences