Listeners also face some difficulties in concentrating in a foreign language. Underwood (1989) explains that in listening, even a slight break in attention can interfere with comprehension. When the topic of the listening passage is interesting, it can be 12 easier for listeners to concentrate and follow the passage; however, listeners sometimes feel that listening is very challenging even when they are interesting in the topic because it requires a lot of effort to figure out the meaning intended by the speaker.