A perspective on listening comprehension: How ICT enable a Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) learner to achieve learning metacognition

Listening comprehension plays a vital role at the beginning of foreign language learning (FLL). Several studies demonstrate that listening comprehension is not only essential to the early stage of FLL but also an arrangement for further language competence learning. Also, a supplement of authentic-based ICT facilitation can benefit and enrich the listening competence to encourage a more sufficient FLL. Thus, this paper addresses these issues specifically on a Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) learner to a case study. It is analyzed on listening comprehension to see whether a learning metacognition of CFL learning can be reached or not. The finding discusses that how the potential of listening competence can bridge other language competence learning efficiency on CFL learning. The result appears that a considerably potential of listening competence can foster further Chinese language competence, and has been constructed gradually a learning metacognition.