©ARC Page 57 Taiwanese College Students ’ Use of English Listening Strategies and Self-Regulated Learning

Abstract: This study, based on two questionnaires, examined the students ’ metacognitive awareness of listening use and their self-regulated learning at the college level. The major findings were, first, the metacognitive strategies were frequently used and the metacognitive knowledge were least used in the metacognitive awareness of listening; secondly, the students hold a moderate awareness of their self-regulated learning. Also, the students hold a preference for environment control, followed by satiation, emotional, metacognitive, commitment control. Finally, the listeners ’ metacognitive awareness was closely linked to their self-regulated learning. Based on the findings of the present study, several suggestions were made to help the college teachers promote the students ’ listening proficiency