Listening comprehension may seem relatively straightforward to native language (L1) speakers but it is often a source of frustration for second and foreign language (L2) learners (Graham, 2006). Listening is a key language skill, it has a crucial role in the language acquisition process, and its development is of prime concern to language teachers (Rubin, 1994). Consequently, it has been a cornerstone of many theories of second language acquisition (Flowerdew & Miller, 2005). Briefly, these theories posit that exposure to authentic listening and reading texts facilitates an implicit process through which new language and linguistic rules become internalized and can then be automatically reproduced (Brett, 1997).