The present study intends to invest

The present study intends to investigate the effect of working me m ory on listening process and its
relationship with listening co m prehension．The results indicate that w orking me m ory is an effective predictor
for EFLlistening co m prehension ，i．e．learners with larger working mem ory capacity are m ore likely to have
better abilities in listening co m prehension ，and that although L1 w orking me m ory span is significantly
correlated with L2 working me m ory span ，L2 working me m ory span plays a m ore effective role in
differentiating learners