Summary. The study explores perceived difficulties related to the legal English listening
comprehension of the respondents. It investigates the differences related to listening comprehension
between high-ability and low-ability listeners. The subjects in this study were
118 undergraduate law and police activity students learning in the Faculty of Public Security.
The findings of the study indicated that the most difficult obstacle to listening comprehension
was the lack of knowledge of legal English vocabulary. The least difficult factor was
sequencing of information in a legal text. Some solutions are proposed to the problems. The
significance of the study lies in its contribution to curriculum building. The paper formulates
some implications for further research.
Keywords: language proficiency, listening comprehension, skills, abilities, listener.