V. CONCLUSION This study explored the possible effects of listening strategy use on listening ability, To this end, the relationship between listening strategies and the TOEIC LAC was investigated with college students learning English in Korea. Several important findings were made. One of the major findings was the significant relationship between listening strategies and the TOEIC L/C, and the fact that this relationship was linear. Another important finding was that regardless of the significant correlations between integrative motivation and the TOEIC L/C and between interest and the TOEIC L/C. only listening strategies among the predictor variables could uniquely predict the TOEIC VC, accounting for 24 percent of the variation in the TOEIC LVC Regardless of these findings and implications of this study. however. one should be cautious in making generalizations from these findings. This is because students use of listening strategies was identified through a self-report questionnaire of the SEL at one point in time in one country and because the instrument used to measure students integrative and instrumental motivation, beliefs, and interest was not authentic. Thus, more research needs to be conducted with different subjects and instru ments over time as well as at one point in time around the world. This study has both theoretical and practical implications. Theoretically. the significant relationship between listening strategies and the TOEIC L/C implies the importance of consciousness in 12 acquisition. In a bid to find the role of consciousness in L2 acquisition, researchers have turned to the effects of grammar instruction on L2 acquisition. Because one of the major characteristics of strategies is consciousness. the finding of a role for strategy use in L2 acquisition lends support to the role of consciousness in L2 acquisition. Practically. this study implies that strategy training be conducted in classrooms to help students become