Abstract：As the intercultural exchange deepens, English, as a tool for communication, plays an increasingly important role in the society. It has become a required course from primary schools to colleges in most parts of China. Listening is a very important part in Second Language Acquisition. However, many college students, especially students of non-English major feel it is very difficult to improve their English listening ability.
This thesis is about the self-study and the use of listening strategies employed by a group of non-English majors in Zengcheng College of South China Normal University. The study aim to investigate the affecting factors of listening comprehension and the frequency of listening strategies used among students, and then introduce some useful and practical strategies of listening comprehension, for the purpose of improving students’ listening ability. A questionnaire is designed according to the theory of strategies classification raised by O'Malley and Chamot(1987). The results of the study show the lack of self-study in listening comprehension and the listening strategies use among non-English majors. To improve students’ listening ability, teachers need to pay more attention to the affecting factors in listening comprehension, and train students by the means of listening strategies.
Key words: learning strategies; listening comprehension; non-English majors; factors; training
中文摘要：英语，作为一种交流的工具，在文化交流日益频繁的当今社会显得尤为重要。英语成为了从小学到大学的必修课程。听力在二语习得中占有重要地位。然而，现在的大学生，尤其是非英语专业的学生，普遍存在着英语听力很难提高的问题。
本文调查了xx学院一组非英语专业学生的自主听力学习的状况和学习策略使用情况。调查目的是为了探讨影响非英语专业大学生听力的因素和听力学习策略使用频率，并根据调查中存在的问题提出有效可行的听力学习培养策略，提高学生的英语听力水平。用以调查的问卷是以O'Malley & Chamot（1987）的三个听力策略为理论基础设计的。结果表明，非英语专业学生普遍缺乏自主听力学习，而且使用策略的频率偏低。因此，教师应针对影响学生英语听力的因素，在教学中注重训练学生使用听力学习策略，从而提高他们的听力能力。
关键词：学习策略；听力理解；非英语专业；因素；训练
