Languages are different but learning English language and acquiring L1 are similar. Listening is another method to acquire L2. According to the acquisition-learning hypothesis of Krashen (1982), „acquisition‟ is the product of a subconscious process very similar to the process when children acquire their L1. The acquired system requires meaningful interaction and natural communication in the L2 when interlocutors focus only on the communicative act. For L2 learners, they are much guided by the patterns from L1 that they have the tendency to use the patterns when interacting and communicating in L2 (Lado, 1957). In other words, Malaysian learners may be listening to English language to acquire the language; nevertheless, they use the patterns of L1 to communicate in the English language